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Old 01-21-2020, 10:16 AM
Usaguy Usaguy is offline
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Also had trouble cold starting in Dec. in Oregon - about 32° and later in WA at about 38°.
looking at you compression numbers I would do this:

- rebuild the injectors
- change glow plugs and ream the carbon out
- valve adjustment

do that and it should improve your cold stating

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will cruise at 65 to 70 but that's about top speed.
check your overboost protection system.
check the boost pressure at the ALDA and intake (could be a plugged line)

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I'll next take off the intake manifold
not easy on a om617 because the intake and exhaust manifolds and the turbo/all the drains are on one side of the engine
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