Is it OK to use starter fluid on a diesel truck engine?

If it is happening while you are home, turn the battery cutoff switch to save the power.

And it doesn't 'always start' if you have to use your baby to jump it.

If you need a battery or two replaced, then do it!

Crying about idle time is no big deal. They can get nasty, but they are not the one on the road and having to deal with sub-zero temps or sweltering heat.

 

Lots of stationary power plants come with a either canister and some trucks push a button and a controlled amount is released no harm done at all, as long as there is not heaters glow plugs or other type's.
Just use a small amount, WD 40 doesn't work any more not as flammable as it used to be.

 

Unless you want to learn how long a head bolt will stretch before it breaks and launches the head off of the engine to places unknown.


Starting fluid won't hurt a diesel engine, just use it sparingly.

In the 70s and 80s, you almost HAD to use ether to get them started when it was cold out. Now days with the higher compression and high fuel pressures, they start much easier.

 

Heh, just make sure you check for a bolt in the tire before you light 'er off. That was a close one.

 

I have my batts checked regularly. They don't seem to last as long as they used to and I just get tired of fighting it. Usually, if more than two need replaced, they all get replaced.

Oh, and the only one that cries about idle time is me.

 

Did they change the formula?

If not, it would work just as well now as 20 years ago.

 

It's hard to talk to other people about vehicle specifications. Some people get lucky and do things that are not recommended by the genius engineers whom built the vehicle.

 

Check the post connections more often.
I recently had problems with battery power. It turned out to be that the post bolts were loose. A couple were only finger tight, if that.
Once they were tightened up the problems went away. But if left too long, it would have meant replacing those batteries.

 

Seating a tire bead is lots of fun with starting fluid.

 

A guy gave me a truck one time, because they started it in the cold with ether and broke the crankshaft.

My rule is that if I absolutely have to use it, use the minimal amount to start the engine. Too much ether is like putting dynamite in your engine.