Diesel/LPG ether substitute
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:45 am
Greetings,
Ether will spontaneously combust at a much lower temp than diesel so it has been used as a starting aid; often with disastrous results if misused.
I've heard, second hand, of using LPG as a starting aid and after reading the 'fumigation' chronicles wonder about maybe venting a nice puddle of gas into the intake manifold as a cold weather starting aid for an old diesel.
Any personal experience opinions or suggestions out there?
denis in Minneapolis
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Ether will spontaneously combust at a much lower temp than diesel so it has been used as a starting aid; often with disastrous results if misused.
I've heard, second hand, of using LPG as a starting aid and after reading the 'fumigation' chronicles wonder about maybe venting a nice puddle of gas into the intake manifold as a cold weather starting aid for an old diesel.
Any personal experience opinions or suggestions out there?
denis in Minneapolis
Please forward a response to this address too.
luckyatusfamilydotnet