[Shotimes] Re: OT Starting Fluid: Good or Evil?

[John Phillis]

"If anything, I would say that starting fluid is NOT a good idea in diesels, 
but is harmless to gasoline engines."

FYI, I worked for a heavy equip dealer in highschool, and my father still 
works there, not to mention my brother is in the local 66 operating 
engineers union (he runs a 375 CAT excavator right now)

and we are talking big heavy machines, with 14 and 15:1 compression ratios 
not to mention the smaller kabota and yanmar newholland diesels

all of which, of the new ones have a prestart position on the key, which you 
hold for 15 seconds activates a glow plug, warms up the feul, then when you 
turn the key to start teh engine, it automatically hits the intake with a 
can of either.
so when you are cranking, it is already sucking in burning either and diesel 
fuel.

so, in short, if starting fluid was bad for diesel engines, CAT, NewHolland, 
Case, John Deere  wouldn't put an either can holding assembly with quick 
change, directly onto the machine, so you can get starting fluid wihtout 
lifting a finger aside from turning the key.



From: "Josh Salaets" <jsalaets@msn.com>
To: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Shotimes] Re:  OT Starting Fluid: Good or Evil?
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 15:34:52 -0800

 >>> She has a "mechanic" friend who seems to have her convinced that I have
ruined everything and have mucked up the works.  He says I ruined the plugs
so I pulled one and it was covered in carbon, which obviously isn't created
when starting fluid burns and I wire brushed the plug and it appeared to be
in perfect condition.  He also says that starting fluid is only for
diesels.<<<

Well then this person isn't a "mechanic" at all if he/she thinks starting
fluid will damage a car!  Starting fluid won't damage anything unless you
spray a whole can in there and it fills up the combustion chamber.  I've had
to use starting fluid on other cars and lawnmowers in the past, and it
hasn't hurt them one bit!  BTW, did you know that WD-40 is an excellent
alternative to starting fluid?  This was actually in a Maxim (that magazine
is so cool) article awhile back.

If anything, I would say that starting fluid is NOT a good idea in diesels,
but is harmless to gasoline engines.

Have you checked to see if it's getting decent spark?

Good luck, and I think you'll have no problem winning this argument! : )

Josh Salaets
95 SHO MTX (See it here: www.cardomain.com/id/sh0gun)
85 Omni GLH-T (Autocrosser)
Eugene, OR
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