manually heating a 6-71 Detroit

[John Hitchcock]

My starboard 6-71 Detroit is difficult to start.  I was thinking of heating the engine before cranking either by oil or water.  Can anybody tell me where I should plant a heating element and what wattage it should be?

Do these engines have glowplugs?  I dont see any

Thanks

John

[Kerry Lebel]

Hi John,

I have block heaters in my 6-71's and they make a world of difference.  I can send you pictures of where they screw in if you want.

Kerry

John

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[John Hitchcock]

Yes please and thanks Kerry

[Kerry Lebel]

John where in the country are you located?  Tacoma Diesel here in the Seattle Area usually have the block heaters in stock.  They dont take that long to install.

[Bohn, Steve]

SEND ME PHOTO ALSO I HAVE 318 GAS I KEEP BOAT IN WATER BLOCK HEATER GOOD TO KEEP FROM FREEZING

[Bohn, Steve]

PHOTOS??

[ROGER YOUNG]

Hello John: I would suggest that you have a technician look at the tune-up of the engine such as the governor setting and or the injector rack setting. Something is amiss when you have to heat up a Detroit two-stroke diesel engine. There could also be a problem with the fuel draining back at the primary filter back to the tank and a one-way check valve would be required to stop this problem. You can have that installed as it would keep the fuel in the cylinder head for the injectors to get fuel faster to reduce cranking of the engine. This was a problem more with the V-12 Detroit but I installed a lot of them on other Detroit engines when the complaint was hard starting. Even Series 60 Detroits suffered from the same problem.Just some thoughts about what should be done to help you out.
PS. How many hours on the engines and were the injectors ever serviced or replaced. That could also be a problem.

Regards

Roger

[John Hitchcock]

Sorry Kerry I couldnt be further away from Seattle.  Am in Key Largo.

Thank you Roger for the input