arctic cat diesel cold start -24 Celcius

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Uploaded by on Dec 22, 2010

The weather forecast told it would be very cold, so i parked my Arctic diesel outside as a test to see if it can start in the cold, i don't have any block heater because i usually park inside a heated garage.
but i have mounted dual batteries, an etra 12v 18Ah battery in the storage box under the seat is connected in parallel to the stock 21Ah battery.

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  • You had no experience to start a artcis right in that cold.

    You need 4 times to start this thing.

    If it is so cold you must crank longer than only 2 seconds.

    I had also an old car and if it is so cold you must crank for cyrcles like 10 seconds.

    Don`t you have seen that he was sparking at the first try?

    If you had use the starter motor longer for 8-12 sec it will start on the first time.

    If you crank so short you can flood the engine and than it will never start

  • @renaultbaccara well, i own several diesels, with both direct injection and prechambers like this ATV.

    the direct injection fordson major tractor from 1952 starts after ~10secs of cranking in -20C without any glow plugs, and i know that a diesel should be cranked until it starts as the heat builds up in the cylinders as long as it is cranked, and you should giva half throttle when coldstarting a diesel, pumping the throttle like many do does not make sense, and you cant flood a diesel!

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  • @ozzy107 its a diesel harder to start in cold the fuel might gell up and then your screwed

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  • @renaultbaccara i dont think you know what the hell you're talking about... that started pretty good al things considered, being it was normaly kept in a heated environment, also, the colder it is, the more forged pistons shrink and the lower the compression (in theory, realy they mostly just knock more till warm) and a diesel engine fires off of its compression, the heat helps wonders tho.. and flood a diesel..??? not 4 the lil bit he cranked it.. thats rare on a diesel...

  • @renaultbaccara i dont think you know what the hell you're talking about... that started pretty good al things considered, being it was normaly kept in a heated environment, also, the colder it is, the more forged pistons shrink and the lower the compression (in theory, realy they mostly just knock more till warm) and a diesel engine fires off of its compression, the heat helps wonders tho.. and flood a diesel..??? not 4 the lil bit he cranked it.. thats rare on a diesel...

  • @HKrider218 oops, thought it was gonna be a snowmobile, didn't realize it's a Quad...lol, either way i would rather have a 2 stroke engine.

  • @HKrider218 if u put in diesel conditioner once in awhile, they'll never gel up and they work to keep the injector pump lubricated....but why would anyone want a diesel in a snowmobile? i'll stick to 2-stroke!

  • ht tp: //vimeo. co m/27679215 Look at that, you'll be warmer ! ^^ (without space)

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