Tricks for easeier starting....?

Fireman450

Fireman450

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Well just wanted to ask and see what most of yall do when trying to start your pullers? I have been told by some of the SS tractor guys to use Deere brand either, I tried this yesterday amd i could tell a huge difference in that and the cheap stuff i have been getting..
Also I have herd somethng mentioned about slowly bring in the fuel to the pump by gradually opening the fuel shutoff. Can someone please elaborate on this. Once she has a litle heat in her she will fire right up, its just the cold starts that i want to improve. If yall have any other tips or tricks feel free yo post em up.

Thanks
Lynn
 
Plug it in if you can. If not, then start cranking and then hit it with a snort of either. When it starts running on either, slowly turn the fuel on.
 
if deere ether wont start it then nothing will! That stuff is potent...lol

All the tractor pullers around here use it.
 
I prefer to use as little either as possible, I plug in the block heater and also put a 750 watt oil pan heater on my truck. Depending on air temp, I can start mine with just a quick sniff of either.
And that is with 13-1 CR.
 
Bringing the fuel on slow helps as big pumps/big injectors like to dump lots of fuel.
 
we start ours with my pump shut off with a lil spray graudually put the fuel to it seems to work good
 
The NAPA brand either works way better than the cheap stuff also and is probably cheaper than the Deere stuff. Just look for a brand that sprays it in a nice fine mist, that is what you need. Heating the oil and air going in on start up would probably help the most. Good luck.
 
JD ether is the best. Don't waste your time with anything else. There is a reason every pro/super stock tractor team uses it.
 
Could anyone kinda figure the Compression Ratio out for lynn's truck for us? Its a stock deck hiegh, stock pistons milled/decked .125", and a .020" thinker head gasket.
 
I though I heard somewhere that Woodruff likes an oil heater better than a block heater for competition...like they saw a significant increase in bottom end durability after they switch to that...

Not that it's what this threads about, but it would help things crank easier.

Deere ether is the highest concentration (80%), AGCO's is second best(65%)...all the rest are a lot lower concentrations (like 30%-45%)

Chris
 
Thanks for the info guys, My block heater bit the dust last season and i havnt got around to changing it. I have a good one in a spare block but dont know how to get it out without ruining it. Suggestions?

Lynn
 
BigB82789 said:
It should just twist right out. They are threaded and so is the block.
Click to expand...

Mine has a bolt just under the plug. Dont really see a good way to grab it without breaking it off. Anyone have one out of a box that they can post a pic of?

Lynn
 
JC Whitney used to sell engine oil dipsticks with a heating element built in. I've never seen one in person, but if it would fit they are cheap. I just searched amazon.com and they can be had for less than $15.
andy
 
On the older ones the block heater in in one of the frost plug holes. There is a little bar behind that screw that holds it in. Back the screw out, but not too far of the little bar will drop in to the water jacket. Then grab it with some vice grips ( it's shot anyway) and work it out. I want to say you can get two different wattage's, I'd get the big one for a puller.

This is basically what it looks like:

FREEZE PLUG, SIDE W/BAR, BILLET ALUMINUM
 
pan heater will really heat the oil up better than a block heater... engine will turn over easier/faster than just the water heater.

just cracking the fuel lever open helps with big pumps... I don't have a ton of experience with big pumps, but saw that first hand... couldn't hardly get a 13mm truck started without flooding it till they figured out to just crack the lever and ease it open once the truck was fired
 
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