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Old 11-23-2002, 09:31 AM
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Resolution to cold start dilemma.

The 240D brooded for 13 hours in cold temperatures from 50 to 22...he sat there. Cold. The morning came. 38 degree ambient temperature. New Mobil fuel in place. He is glowed. The idle is turned up. The relay clunks. I turn him, and he fires on second "chuh" of the starter! Perfection. He came to idle perfectlym without shaking before getting there. It was the bad fuel. Thanks for all your help guys.

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Old 11-23-2002, 03:25 PM
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Hi Kyle,
I just don't get that low cetane thing. I mean I know the machine runs
"BETTER" with more cetane but just plain won't start. That I don't understand.
I don't even think cetane makes it MORE combustable, does it?

Unless the bad fuel either has H2O in it but that would be a constant problem.
I mean some of these guys are burning peanut oil and the like!
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Old 11-23-2002, 04:17 PM
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now its time

to change the fuel filters.
glad it worked out for you!
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Old 11-23-2002, 07:15 PM
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Yes..

But peanut oil and the like actually have high cetane ratings. Biodiesel is somewhere in the 50(!) range. Since it measures combustibility, it may burn incompletely or decide to be harder to fire.

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