On or around Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:02:32 -0600, "john ruler" enlightened us thusly:
i have a 1995 ford transit 2.5 (non turbo) diesel. when cold it has a
>problem starting, it just keeps turning over but just will not start. i
>have found that putting a very small amount of PETROL into the air intake it
>fires over straight away. my transit is fitted with a bosch diesel pump.
>engine only done 90,000 and has been owned by me for over 3 years. checked
>for fuel leaks, air leaks and there is neither. engine does not smoke at all,
> so is not the compression, the injectors or any thing like that. when it
>has been started once will stop and start again ok all day. the cold arm
>does move in and out when warm.
>
>Has any one got any advice of what might be wrong, many thanks
well, I could start by suggesting that you post in a more appropriate newsgroup, such as uk.rec.cars.maintenance. Followup set to there.
does the '95 ford Di have glowplugs?
why do you say that because it doesn't smoke it's not compression?
Chances are that if it doesn't smoke *at all*, it's not running enough fuel :-)
is there a cold-start device on the pump? is it working?