We all love big uns, Merle! Thank You!
I have heard many horror stories about using ether for startups, but I have used it, always with a bit of dread. When I was working for an oilwell service company, I had to start Waukesha 135s on cold mornings before the pulling units left the yard. They ran on LP, and had magneto ignition. The impulse on those mags did not always work when the motor oil was cold, and the tool pusher didn't want the crews to run batteries down and burn up starters, so the engines got the first start of the day before the crews arrived. My method was to hook the cooling system to a running pickup truck to warm up the antifreeze, then give a shot of gasoline and oil to the intake manifold, followed by a small shot of ether. The Waukeshas would fire up right away, in spite of the weak spark from a slow magneto with that combo.
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