Where To Spray Ether In The Motor To Get It Started

[Slappyjackrabbit]

My EUC is clear. I am GTG and am heading to get my HMMWV.

The description said that they had to use ether to start the motor.

I'm not familiar with the 6.2 (other than knowing the awesome reputation of it).

Is there a port somewhere on the air intake that I should shoot ether into prior to cranking?

 

[Recovry4x4]

If the glow plug system if working, this a sure fire way to do serious damage to the engine. I would become a little more familiar with the 6.2 before you get it or just winch it on the trailer. Ether and indirect injection is bad juju.

 

[ke5eua]

The 6.2 uses glow plugs, glow plugs and ether make for a bad situation. If you are going to use ether spray it after the air filter. Just loosen a clamp and spray a shot in. Be sure to disconnect the glow plug main connection if using ether.

Diesels that have used ether to start repeatedly become what is known as ether babies. They become dependent on the ether to start every time, and is very costly to remedy the situation.

 

[emmado22]

I would NOT use ether. A great way to do bad things to the motor....

 

[porkysplace]

You may want to read this before you do serious damage to your truck , yourself or someone nearby .
TM-9-2320-280-10.pdf
TM-9-2320-280-10 Operators manual for the M998 series truck. June 1991.

 

[KansasBobcat]

Agree with all the above comments.

 

[Gunzy]

Ether makes glow plug engines go BOOM! Trouble shoot the starting problem correctly and repair it. Likely has a glow plug problem.

 

[tage]

Just a very little bit in the air cleaner. Very very little... If you've never done it before get a winch, HF hand winch will work...

 

[Expendable]

I ruined a 6.2 in a chevy by using ether. I'll never do it again. miss that truck. should have fixed it right instead of putting off the maintenance.

 

[Wile E. Coyote]

If you absolutely, absolutely, absolutely have to...disconnect the glow plugs by pulling each orange boot off the glow plug itself (obviously you're doing that 8 times), as unless you know the various types of EESS/ PCB glow plug systems, that's the only way to be sure you have no glow plug action.

Undo the clamp on the hose leading to the plastic feed horn mounted on top of the intake manifold. You'll have your spray can of ether, but you have to pretend you don't know what the word 'spray' means, because you're not going to be doing that. Forget all you know about using paint cans The 6.2 and 6.5s literally just need a whiff of the stuff...a microsecond...you almost just tap the nozzle. Try to start the machine, and if it doesn't go after giving it a decent opportunity, repeat the 'whiff' procedure but DO NOT be tempted to use more ether.

If it doesn't go after a couple of attempts, you have other problems (loss of fuel prime, inoperative injector pump fuel shutoff solenoid, inoperative cold advance solenoid, fungus-clogged filters, plugged lines...tick all that may apply.)

 

[Slappyjackrabbit]

Thanks for all the warning and directions guys. Actually when I got there I didn't even have to jump it. It fired right up. Runs like a Deere..