Maybe keep a CO2 fire extinguisher handy if you anticipate a diesel runaway? I would suspect CO2 released into the air intake should kill off the combustion without ruining the engine innards?
This is just a personal speculation as to how I would handle it if I thought the thing was likely to...
I note mine ( "Interstate" brand batteries... two years old ) drop to 10.5 during cranking... glow plugs still ON.
Electric fuel pump running, but no other loads on the battery.
Outside temp around 70 degrees F.
Starts almost immediately ( 1 revolution or so ) - or around 0.5 second.. usually...
Still have the wiring harnesses? I'd love to get a spare set of connectors and some wire of the correct colors for some wiring modifications I am going to do to my 1994 IDI van.
This is my first post in these forums, and I do not have all my ducks in order yet.
I registered as I have just joined the people who own a diesel rig... in my case, a big old 1994 Ford E-350 van with a 7.3L IDI / E4OD transmission. No turbo. I got it off Craigslist a year or so ago. About...
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