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Starting diesel after 6 years

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  • bryanb
    bryanb Posts: 5,031 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Well after all this time (Now about 8yrs) I started it yesterday. I haven't rushed it !
    Spun it on the starter with a little oil in each cylinder and glowplugs out. This dragged fuel from the low tank and lubed things a bit. Put the plugs back in and it started after 10 secs. Very pleased as we're trying to sell the boat. They don't build them like that now, no electronics involved. I'd even forgotten you have to pull the stop control when you switch off the electrics to stop it!
    This is an open forum, anyone can post and I just did !
  • Weird_Nev
    Weird_Nev Posts: 1,383 Forumite
    :beer:
    Good work! For starting the engine AND for finding this thread again.
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