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Originally Posted by Sam Mac
Ken
On the 1782 I had, I would heat it till the light went off then turn the key to the off position and repeat the heating two more times then turn it to start. In your vid I noticed you only heated it one time. I also put a heater blowing under the engine for a couple hours before I tried to start it. On my BX the glow plugs heat as long as you hold it to the heat position. On the BX I heat for about 15 seconds in cold weather, about 8 in warm weather. You also said you have 2 batteries, maybe one of them is not so good?  The slow down may be the hydro pump starting to make pressure with cold oil. |
I want to add to this:
Something I've found that helps is, crank the engine first until you see fuel smoke. Then stop and cycle the glow plugs. That way, they are heating up raw fuel, and warming the air. When you start cranking again after the GP cycle, it usually starts immediately. I only do this if it's cold, not in the warmer weather.