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Re: Re: Snortin Propane
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Posted by Mike (WA) on July 01, 2004 at 12:29:23 from (209.213.153.79):
In Reply to: Re: Snortin Propane posted by KX on July 01, 2004 at 12:11:07:
I agree with KX- It's fashionable to be death on ether, but you forget that a number of diesels had a single starting aid- an ether injector! I had one on an Internation 574 or 674, and have seen them on several others. Had an Oliver 1550 for 25 years, and I always used a puff to start it- I noticed no degradation in starting or running in all those years. The secret, if there is one, is just a puff, while turning the motor over. I don't think I have ever used up a can of ether- it lasts so long that it invariably loses its "fizz" first.
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