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Old 02-02-2009, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by mobetta View Post
my cummins doesnt have glowplugs, and it starts down to the teens ok(it doesnt have a grid heater, ether

but an engine that is designed for GP's should have them. they are not too much $$ for our engines.
The cummins has an intake heater.

Bigger displacement diesels don't need the glow plugs for some reason, and some are designed to take ether as a normal starting aid.
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