Diesel Starting Problem

But it does prove that I am correct and you an ignorant idiot for doubting that the fault can exist!

Blimey, I wish I had never even mentioned pressing down the clutch on a cold morning and then starting the engine. GGJ

That's it, Pete, go and spoil it for me :-)

Here I am amusing myself baiting Jerry and you go ruin it

The Megane is so ugly (at least it's rear end is) they should have put n inhibitor on it so that it wouldn't start unless you were a registered scrap merchant. No offence intended if you own and/or like the back end of the Megane :-)) Can you imagine the read end of the Megane married to the front end of a Fiat Multipla? Now that would be seriously ugly!

Yawn. You're becoming repetitive and boring.

But Gary, you've given us such entertainment. Consider it an act of kindness to provide such an interesting tangent to explore :-)

Wow, it's taken five days for you to think of a 'come back', your brain must be really hurting!

I suppose if he has never had to deal with Diesel engines, he would be ignorant of the modern systems. Well, not quite modern, post heating goes back at least 15 years to my limited knowledge.

Actually disengaging the clutch before starting is a requisite on many bikes now, could be some American legislation or something. Perhaps Jerry is a bike mechanic?

I suggest that you learn how to read (the thread)!...

Is there any chance we could stop the "I'm cleverer than you" argument? I'm getting bored with it now. You lot will have to try much harder to entertain me.

Not really, I just didn't see your post

I've seen a smallish century-old marine diesel fitted with glow-plugs heated by a 'blow-torch' arrangement; the plugs would be kept hot until the engine was running smoothly. I think that counts as 'post heating'! (The starter-motor for the diesel, was a fairly large petrol engine).