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Old 03-02-2009, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by t walgamuth View Post
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.
Our Cummins, an M11, has an IH Ether System installed. There's a button on the dash and a bracket under the hood for a large bottle of ether. (We don't use it, we just plug it in when it gets cold.)
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