Snowy 2 Month Cold Start 6.9L Diesel Motorhome And Rollin Coal

Good old dependable Ford! Wish my van would start like this -.-

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• cold
• start
• fire
• up
• old
• 1987
• Ford
• Econoline
• E350
• van
• camper
• motorhome
• 6.9
• International
• Navistar
• V8
• Diesel
• Onan
• genenrator
• rev
• revving
• black
• smoke
• coal

[rudybratr]

Whats the lenght of your rv?

[IDIDieselJohn]

26ft.

[CorvusCasull]

Well put together video man! I'm always impressed with how easily that IDI motorhome starts, though you did make me cringe a bit with all the revving. I know you're careful with cold engines, but I'm always thinking of longevity I guess - I won't give anything the juice until it's been within operating temperature for at least five to ten minutes. (Especially diesel powered things)

[IDIDieselJohn]

Oh don't worry, it had been running for 45min before I started doing the revving. Gauge still wasn't up, but it wasn't dead cold at least. I have to put some kind of load on the engine when I start it, to keep the cylinder bores from glazzing throughout winter.

[SpiritsoftheWolf]

and sounds like it running too lean, adjust the needle valve out by 1/8 to 1/4 turn and see what happens

[IDIDieselJohn]

Might very well be. I got it running right, but it needs half choke. I'm gonna tinker with it next season, take the carb off and give it a good cleaner also. That is the original generator in this camper, and the carb has never been serviced.

[Aldrick65]

thanks for reving the van for me injoy hearing the sound of the engine of the 6.9lt diesel.

[Aldrick65]

thanks for reving the van for me injoy hearing the sound of the engine of the 6.9lt diesel

I whish i had a van like that or a ford f-250 or f-350 or a International s1600 or s1700 series 4600, 4700.

[Aldrick65]

thanks for reving the van for me injoy hearing the sound of the engine of the 6.9lt diesel

I whish i had a van like that or a ford f-250 or f-350 or a International s1600 or s1700 series 4600, 4700.

Or a School bus s1700 or 3700 because I love the sound of the engine that goes up to 3000 rpm Alison transmisson AT545 or a 4 speed manuel.

[jmurray01]

Nothing beats the sound of a Ford diesel firing up and reving!

It doesn't make no difference if it is a 1980's Canadian Motorhome with a massive Diesel or a little British hatchback with a tiny Gasoline engine, one thing is the same - The Ford reliability. We've had our '97 Ford for 4 years almost, and it has NEVER failed to start. Not once in all that time. Damn good quality engines.

[matts6887]

wow!; thats pretty good for sitting in the winter for 2 months not having been started; Gotta love those old diesels!!! :)