Flamestart [no glowplugs]

[tim]

Evening all
can anybody explain how the flamestart system works [no glowplugs]

[madvanman]

when the engine is cold a small amount of diesel is injected into the inlet manifold through the flame plug, the flame plug ignites the diesel and sends flames into the manifold, pre-heating the air going into the engine.

[tim]

I take it the flame plug is the one on the air intake pipe just underneath the EGR [mine is a turbo],but how does the fuel get in
Tim

[madvanman]

If it is a flame plug it will have a pipe coming from a small fuel resevoire attached inline to the main fuel feed.
It is fairly unusual to find a transit with a flame plug system as it is only required for very low temperature starting.
most direct injection transit engines will start without glow plugs or flame plug.

[FredTransit]

We've got this on the big un. She starts on the button, but I think the 2 batteries help too.

[madvanman]

ive got it on my hicube but ive not connected it to the fuel lines yet, never had a problem starting even on really cold days.

[stan770]

had one on ford A series 6 cylider york never used it / big batteries

[madmark]

exelent to watch with the air filter pan off!

[FredTransit]

:shock: exelent to watch with the air filter pan off!

Specially at night I bet!

[jay]

Had a flamestart on the dodge 50 series spc lift i used to have before I got the ldv(hangs head in shame..but it has a transit engine in it )the old dodge flamestart never worked so we used to squirt easy start in the hole where it should have been started first time then!!!

[FredTransit]

Had a flamestart on the dodge 50 series spc lift i used to have before I got the ldv(hangs head in shame..but it has a transit engine in it )the old dodge flamestart never worked so we used to squirt easy start in the hole where it should have been started first time then!!!

oooooh nooooo easy start!

[jay]

YEAHHHHHH..
take the engine cover off..turn key.. push starter button..spray easy start up intake then it click click goes engine ..vroomm..engine running..otherwise it just used to just turn over and not start.only ever needed it first start of the day.and it even did about 35mpg which for a 6.5 tonne wasnt bad.