Cummins NHC 250 / 855 CI diesel as in the M800 series of 5 tons

From: MV (MV@dc9.tzo.com)
Date: Mon Apr 24 2006 - 11:10:48 PDT


Guys,

I have an NHC 250 engine in a civilian truck - it requires either to get
it started even when it is warm outside. It does not have glow plugs.
It had an ether quick start kit installed on it when I got it. The
military NHC 250s seem to have a preheater installed on them with a glow
plug and a spray nozzle of some sort in the intake manifold.

Is it normal to have to ether these engines even when it is warm outside
- like 70 degrees? Once I get the engine running - even if I shut it
off for a couple of hours - it will easily restart. But ether is
required the first time each day. Not a lot, just a one second spray in
the top of the stack.

The engine runs well - no smoking at all. And that is without a turbo.

Dave



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