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Old 02-07-2018, 12:40 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
I know, glow plug, right?
There are many other tricks to enable cold-start in a Diesel with failed glowplugs, from ether to placing a few pieces of charcoal right over the cylinder head. Though I wouldn't feel comfortable to try some of those approaches in a modern Diesel...
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