unless timing is perfect, and your engine is in PERFECT shape, a gasser starter WILL struggle to start a cold diesel..
the gasser starter is .7hp
the diesel starter is 2.5hp
theres a BIG difference..
ive never had good luck using a gasser starter on a diesel engine..
the gasser starter is .7hp
the diesel starter is 2.5hp
theres a BIG difference..
This is some info i didnt have, so, i will refresh and upgrade my wiring, and then, i will try to rebuild my starter with new bushes.
the gasser starter is .7hp
the diesel starter is 2.5hp
theres a BIG difference..
This is some info i didnt have, so, i will refresh and upgrade my wiring, and then, i will try to rebuild my starter with new bushes.
and when adding grounds, add one that bolts to the trans, near the starter, or bolt it directly to the starter body.. dont give the ground any longer path than absolutely necessary..
valve cover studs are a bad place to secure wires.. there is a cork gasket insulating the valve cover to a point..
if you need new battery cables, then go buy an amplifier install kit, get it with 4, or better yet, 2ga wire..
make your new cables out of that, and be done..
a bad cable can make a starter seem dead..
I have 1/0 in my mk2. Size does matter.
You have cables big enough to turn over two 7.3 IH's at the same time.. lmao
Overkill is a real phenomena. lol
Overkill...because there is no such thing as underkill.
Just curious, did you pay more for the car? or the cables?
Those are stupid expensive for me locally...
I would have had 2/0 but they didn't have enough. I just bought the wire and made the cables myself, so I think I had around 30-40 USD in it. This was 2006, so it may have went up a bit since then.
Also, for a non moving car I have probably 7,500.00 in the MK2 and various parts right now. So what started off as a 600.00 car ended up bad.
so today i took my main wires off my car, and cut replacements from 4 gauge wire (i think mine is thicker), i will pos pictures when i finish