ether bottle

Any body know where I can get a ether bottle for my deuce?

Use a mason jar, screws right onto the mount and looks cool!

Not alcohol. Ether for the cold start system. I have been told that Equipment dealers have them. Napa's can get them but the cost is high on just one or two bottles. Try to find a place with them in stock to avoid the shipping.

Try a farm tractor dealer. They will have it.

Lee in Alaska

Move south of the artic circle and you won't need one!!!

This is how I did mine, works incredible!!!!!!!

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=10189&highlight=ether

I have NOS ones of sale. $5 each + shipping.

Caterpillar part #7n0298 oooops! 7n0296 is the correct number, price is around $23

Anyone know where I can get a inexpensive either kit for my M35? Last year I had a glowplug heater installed on my duce and that was a waste of $200. I can crank the duce for an hour and it won't start. I have someone give it a three second shot of either in the air intake while I crank it and it jumps to life and runs fine after 30 seconds.

I think I will just install a either kit. AFTER I REMOVE THE GLOW PLUG HEATER FIRST! Anyone want to buy a glowplug heater for real cheap??? Thank you.

Lax, pm sent

Lax think you need to hone your salesmenship skills a little like don't down something right before you try to sell it.

ah1955,
With all due respect. What the heck are you talking about??????? What have I put down? The glowplug heater I have on my truck that I have tried a number of times and does not work? I guess I don't get your comment. Am I missing something?

At least you did not talk it up trying to dump it on someone else.

OHHHHH. Now I got ya. I was kind of kidding about selling the heater kit. I would not want to waste the time uninstalling it. Unless someone REALLY wanted it. I can hear the heater working, or at least i think that is what it is doing. It just does not seem to make any difference in stating it in the cold. Other guys seem to be happy with it but it just does not seem to help on my truck. Not a big deal however.

having the glow plug heater and ether on the same truck can cause a very bad day. ie explosion inside the intake manifold instead of the cylinders. I suggest if you do go ether you remove the glowplug as the military does when they converted them.

You guys that are trying glow plug heaters or ether, is this because of problems with the manifold flame heater?

I suspected the flame heater for my rising crankcase oil level, and dropping oil pressure. (pressure is back to normal with recent oil change). I verified that the flame heater nozzle was dribbling with the engine running with the nozzle out in the open. It still dribbles after a nozzle disassembly, cleaning, and re-assembly. So it is now bypassed.

The flame heater was however effective in starting the truck up cold. I'm considering my options of ether, glow plug, or fixing the flame heater plus solenoid valves to protect my oil.

Mike

No question that if or when I switch from the flame heater to the either that I would completely disable or remove the flame heater. I love a good BOOM as much as the next guy but I don't EVER want to hear one from inside my engine compartment... Thanks guys.

Lax sorry for the failed attemp at a funny, might come under the you had to be there think or was just stupid. What ever I did not mean to insult you or anyone.

ah1955,
No problem AT ALL! That was entirely my mistake and you have not insulted me at all. I was just not smart enough to get your (good) humor. To make matters worse, I make my living as a salesman. But not a very good one...

Take care and have a happy new year!

Steve

I highly doubt the flame heater is the cause of your making oil problem.The fuel would be injested into the combustion chamber and be burned like normal fuel.Worst case for a leaking flame heater is a unstopable runaway where the engine is feeding from the nozzle and is reving out of control and only way to stop it is let it blow or smother the intake by either blocking it or hosing it with CO2.As for your rising oil,does it smell like diesel?If so,you have a leaking FDC.Bypass it ASAP or you will burn your bearings up.If it was turning a greyish color then you have other issues with coolant/water intrusion.