[C320-list] starting effort

[Scott Thompson]

I don't know where the glow plugs went, but they are one more 
maintenance item and I'm happy to not have them on my Yanmar.  I wonder 
about your "pump the throttle once" approach.  Does pumping the throttle 
before starting do anything at all on a fuel injected diesel?  I thought 
that was a strategy for a gasoline engine with a carburetor.  Anyhow, I 
use the "set it at medium" approach and this works just fine.  I usually 
set a bit below or a bit above medium depending on how cold the weather 
is.  It needs a bit more when cold I've found.

Scott Thompson

Robert Seastream wrote:
> I've wondered where the glow plugs went on my 2002 Yanmar.  Anyway mine 
> starts after about 5 seconds or less.  I pump the throttle once then set 
> it just a bit above the idle stop.  The service manual I just bought 
> says to put the throttle to the 'medium' position, bringing it back 
> after the engine fires.  I'm presuming medium is japlish for halfway.  
> I'll try it their way this spring.
> 
> Bob
> 
> On Nov 30, 2006, at 12:14 AM, Adam Weiner wrote:
> 
>> Time it, it may not be as long as you think and that might save you a
>> lot of money and aggravation.  (Exclusive of the aggravation of reading
>> Orlando's and my e-mail.)
>>
>> Adam
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
>> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Martin Raphael
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 7:35 PM
>> To: C320-List
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] starting effort
>>
>>
>> No, I haven't timed it exactly -- I just know it seems to take a very
>> long
>> time and is at least 5 seconds.
>> --martin
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Adam Weiner" <esquirecatering at rcn.com>
>> To: "'C320-List'" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 6:39 PM
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] starting effort
>>
>>
>>> Maybe I am being picky, but is it really ten seconds?  Have you timed
>>> it?
>>>
>>> Adam
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
>>> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Koen
>>> Bennebroek
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 6:33 PM
>>> To: C320-List
>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] starting effort
>>>
>>>
>>> Same engine, usually takes about 5 seconds to start. The manual states
>>
>>> you should stop at around 30 seconds. I would imagine that 10 seconds
>>> is still quite okay.
>>>
>>> -Koen
>>> (BigCat, #224, 1995)
>>>
>>> On Nov 29, 2006, at 6:15 PM, Martin Raphael wrote:
>>>
>>>> Recent discussions about starting problems have me wondering...what
>>>> is the typical experience in how long it takes to start our engines.
>>
>>>> I have a 1994 Perkins M30 with about 1700 hrs.  After warming the
>>>> plugs for 15 seconds or so, it takes a good 5 to maybe10 seconds of
>>>> turning before the engine fires up, and I wonder if this is typical.
>>
>>>> My understanding is that longer turning times are bad as this heats
>>>> up the starter and degrades its performance. Do other engines fire
>>>> right up, or is my experience the norm? Thanks,
>>>> Martin Raphael
>>>> Rhapsody #108
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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