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Re: Hard starting diesel
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 3/30/2009 3 Replies

Howdy Tom.

Treat it like it was a Dodge diesel that had the hard start problem:) Check the cranking speed first. That ol pig is lacking heat inside of the combustion chamber. Instead of spending a lot of time on compression testing, pull the oil fill cap off... Login to read more.

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