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Engine Specific Info and Questions => Non VW Group Diesel => Topic started by: lacolocho on October 26, 2006, 01:59:43 pm

Title: Potential causes of difficulty starting when cold
Post by: lacolocho on October 26, 2006, 01:59:43 pm

I'm going to go look at an '81 Datsun Diesel Pickup that has problems starting when cold.
What are the potential causes of that?
What can I look for to make sure it's not something major?

Title: Potential causes of difficulty starting when cold
Post by: burn_your_money on October 26, 2006, 07:51:42 pm

I'd imagine it would be similar to any diesel, bad glows (and curcuit), low compression, incorrect timing, too thick of oil, bad starter...

Title: got it
Post by: lacolocho on October 27, 2006, 12:19:40 pm

I figured it out, but then they sold it to someone else before i got the chance

Title: Potential causes of difficulty starting when cold
Post by: burn_your_money on October 27, 2006, 01:34:36 pm

Welll that just sucks. What was wrong with it?

Title: ...
Post by: lacolocho on October 27, 2006, 01:37:38 pm

I think it was just the valve guides
It was only $800, 218k miles, a little rust
With a rebuild it would be going real nice