Starting your cub in COLD weather.

[Ken farmer52]

IMO, starting fluid is only good for cleaning parts. Gasoline engines typically do not need it.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Back in the late 1970's I worked as a farm hand for a local farmer that had an 806 diesel with the item B "Either Starting Parts Accessory" kit (see below) installed.

 

[Beltrack]

Factory supplied kit. It can be used safely in a diesel. However, it is easily, easily misused resulting in blown head gaskets, cracked heads, broken starter gears, bent rods,….help me here fellas. What else?

 

[rjruchti]

Definitely no starting fluid if there are glow plugs in the engine. Gas engine is ok but don't get carried away with a lot of starting fluid.

 

[snicklas]

I have used starting fluid in both gas and diesel, for different reasons. On a gasser, something it helps to “prime” everything in a carb setup…. With it actually running the vacuum pulls fuel through the carb like “normal”, however, if I am using this technique, I normally try and grab something like carb cleaner or maybe brake cleaner…. isn’t quiet as “violent“ as starting fluid (ether)

I have also used it on Diesels, I do agree, no or dead glow plus only (one of our IDI’s has dead plugs right now).. but I use it VERY sparingly, like a half second spritz….. and I normally try and only use it while cranking the engine over, not just spray it in, and then hit the key….. I have found that ether can be used with out harm, as long as it is use properly. But that is normally the issue… properly…. most times i see “if a little is good, more is better”……

 

[Doug Rusk]

Most ether these days does have some form.of upper end lube and much less concentration of ether than the starting fluid of old. So bad results are less likely as long as common sense is used. I agree none in a glow plug system and used sparingly else where. Side note I've read John deere starting fluid has the highest ether content these days.