Calling GQ Tuff

Sorry mate missed your post, NO I have no dramas starting mine hot or cold, it will always start within 1 or 2 seconds, 2 seconds when cold and almost instant when hot, do a serch on 2.8 starting probs I have heard a few people here talk about them but it is only when hot. So you are having the whole coolant thing too hey??? well thats 3 on here alone.......(maybe a bulk discount for a 6.5 chev if we all book in at the same time!!!!)

tell me more about whats happening with yours

Cheers Stefan

Gday RosscoH

I have a bit of a problem starting hot..there are 2 cures,

1 is a spacer in the fuel pump - I know little of this but do a search here and you should find it - I think Pesty had it done to the one he had, could be wrong.

2 is fit an electric lift pmp into the fuel line - should get away with it for about $100 and a few hours. It hasn't totally eliminated mine, but reduced it a lot. The other thing that has helped me is the dual batteries I have....simple solenoid so heaps of cranking amps available

I have never had to resort to the petrol soaked rag - and don't really like the idea of it.......do your glow plugs work well? I had a problem with the relay on an old MQ, it didn't affect me very often, but when it did I had a bit of wire in the car and bridged the +ve terminal to the glow plugs for 20 seconds, then jumped in the car and it started strait away...

Unfortunately, I would guess if you have bubbles in your coolant, a lot of difficulty starting, etc etc you may have serious compression(or lack there of)....I hope not

The bulk deals on the 6.5's looks the go for us

Cheers Andrew