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Originally Posted by vstech
Hmmm... do you have glow plug issues? or compression problems? maybe the valves need adjustment?
above 0F the 617 diesel should spin fast enough with working glow plugs on dino oil.
maybe you have a weak starter, or bad ground or cable connections?
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The 85 runs fine. The 84 has a slight shake at idle but starts easily. The valves are adjusted the valves, Greazzer reworked the injectors and it has a new damper bolt installed and adjusted. I haven't done a compression check on either engine but the loosened oil cap barely moves.
I went to synthetic because both start soooo much quicker in the winter and I'm becoming lazy wanting to wrench less including oil changes. Blackstone said the Cummins can run longer between oil changes. I've decided to sample the SDs & see what Blackstone says. The 85 has ~ 250,000 on the engine and the 84 ~184,000 showing.