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2010 freightliner cascadia has problem starting

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Stevenml95, Oct 11, 2020.

  1. Oct 11, 2020 #1
    Stevenml95

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    I own a 2010 freightliner cascadia with a dd13 engine, for the past six months the truck has been sitting at the yard and I have just been turning it on once or twice a week and just driving it forward and backwards. Lately it’s been having problems turning on when cold so I have been using starting fluid but once it’s been turned on for 15-20 min I turn it off and turn it right back on and it doesn’t need starting fluid it turns on perfectly. So I was wondering why it doesn’t want to turn on without starting fluid after its been off for a few days? Is it just because it’s not been use on a regular basis or something else?
     
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  3. Oct 12, 2020 #2
    Spyro2112

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    Air
     
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  4. Oct 12, 2020 #3
    Spyro2112

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    Loses pressure in system
     
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  5. Oct 12, 2020 #4
    HillbillyDeluxeTruck

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    You've not done that truck any favors by doing all that unnecessary starting up and shutting off.
     
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  7. Oct 12, 2020 #5
    AModelCat

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    What?
     
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  8. Oct 12, 2020 #6
    AModelCat

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    Problems turning on? What kinds of problems?

    Slow crank speed?
    Long crank times?


    How cold is it outside?


    Throw away that ether can before you wreck the engine.
     
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  9. Oct 12, 2020 #7
    Stevenml95

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    It just cranks and it doesn’t turn on, and it’s in the 60s-70s
     
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  10. Oct 12, 2020 #8
    Old Man

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    Check valve on fuel return at rear of head is leaking off and you lose prime.
     
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  11. Oct 12, 2020 #9
    AModelCat

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    Yeah ether is gonna make that worse if you keep using it. Wrecks the cylinder walls.
     
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  12. Oct 29, 2020 #10
    Trenton325

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    Starting fluid is bad idea! But you're loosing prime (fuel pressure) most likely a check valve. Is leaking by after sitting.. on pump below primer can take out and clean
     
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