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Top ten reasons why my diesel won't start (or hard start)
10) It's too cold outside
9) Bad (old) fuel 8) Valve Adjustment 7) fuel filters are clogged 6) didn't wait for GP light to turn off 5) GP's burned out 4) Battery Low 3) Starter Bad 2) Corrosion in wiring 1) Don't have a key Anyone else?
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My starter is bad.
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Engine siezed.
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Low compression.
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Too heavy non-synthetic oil in it. Granted, the starter might be a bit weak, but the synthetic 5W40 made all the difference in the world in the cold.
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Loose Engine-Chassis Ground
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Shifter not in Park.
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Either 'in gear' or bad neutral safety switch...
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darn.....beat by mere seconds.......
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Passenger occupant switch activated by 50 pound bag of dog food on passenger seat!
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Who has actually had a diesel that refused to start due to bad fuel?
I can't recall an instance on this forum where that turned out to be the problem.
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I guess that would happen on the Lovecrapped forum...
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How about:
Oil cooler line blew off Sig other fueled up with RUG!
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Ignition tumbler failure?
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Hey, I had the key break off in my SD about six weeks ago.
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