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    M1078 Cold Starting & Ether?

    I will look for one on my truck this weekend. I have been enjoying learning about my truck. It's a big part of the fun of owning it. I've owned large straight jobs in the past, but none have been as complex as the M1078.
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    M1078 Cold Starting & Ether?

    The truck starts better than me in 40 degree temperatures. I need socks and two comforters at night! 0 degrees would be fatal to a Floridian! Anyhow, my truck does start when cold and blows smoke briefly. Thank you for the ether can part number. I have the switch mentioned in the upper left...
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    M1078 Cold Starting & Ether?

    It's been getting real cold here in north Florida. When I start my M1078 after a cold night (40 degrees F - don't laugh you guys up north) it blows a lot of smoke out of the exhaust pipe. I have had many diesel engines, but most had some variety of glow plug to use before starting. My M1078...
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