Glow plugs.

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Beauman Putter
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Glow plugs.

Post by Beauman Putter » Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:28 am

Where are the glowplugs located on the 2-53 Detroit Diesel?

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JD440ICD2006
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Post by JD440ICD2006 » Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:55 am

There are no glow plugs on the GM 2-53. The only heat source is compression, unless you choose to add a block heater.
There are two different kits that can be used. The "S" kit is 17-1 compression and is what JD speced for this crawler.
I changed mine to the "N" kit which is 21-1 compression. It does not increase HP very much, maybe torque some. But it sure helps it start great and burn cleaner with lower fuel usage.
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