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  1. PeterD

    mep-004a starting issue

    :jumpin::jumpin::jumpin::mrgreen::mrgreen::beer: That's a winner! Once you mentioned the 30 second run, followed by a much shorter run, something clicked in my mind. Those Stanadyne injection pumps are very sensitive to restrictions in the fuel return lines... We have similar problems with the...
  2. PeterD

    mep-004a starting issue

    Sure do... Carefully check your fuel return lines from the injection pump and from the injectors! That will stop the engine if blocked as quickly and as cleanly as the fuel shutoff solenoid. If it was greatly restricted, then I could see it doing what you describe. It sounds like you are running...
  3. PeterD

    mep-004a starting issue

    If you are getting white smoke, then there is fuel in the cylinders (that is the white smoke, and it will smell like raw diesel if that is it.) How cold was it? Remember, you have to hold the start switch to start position until the unit is running and producing power, you don't let off as...
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