TD42 will not start

[pominozjohn]

HI All,
My TD42 GQ has trouble starting when its cold.
Now, here in Queensland , overnight cold means 5 degrees.
If I prime the fuel filter, she fires up no problem.
I assume that the fuel is 'contracting' or draining away ?
It only happens in the cold mornings. Any advice or help please !

[threedogs]

Your fuel lines may have small holes in them[perished]
cheap enough to replace fuel lines eh

[Dicko06]

Had a problem like this recently turned out to be the small fuel line from the injector pump to the injectors.

[nissannewby]

HI All,
My TD42 GQ has trouble starting when its cold.
Now, here in Queensland , overnight cold means 5 degrees.
If I prime the fuel filter, she fires up no problem.
I assume that the fuel is 'contracting' or draining away ?
It only happens in the cold mornings. Any advice or help please !

It does sound like air. How do the fuel lines look?

[HippoNZ]

Does it run fine once started?

[Winnie]

HI All,
My TD42 GQ has trouble starting when its cold.
Now, here in Queensland , overnight cold means 5 degrees.
If I prime the fuel filter, she fires up no problem.
I assume that the fuel is 'contracting' or draining away ?
It only happens in the cold mornings. Any advice or help please !

Mine does exactly the same mate. On cold mornings too, air is getting in somewhere just gotta track it down!

[cutanything]

change copper washers on inlet of diesel injector pump at same time check small filter in pump you should have spring then filter which found bic pen case easiest to remove filter by gentle push in to top of filter
glow plugs if they dont glow hot enough makes it had for diesel mix to combust. i had bought full set for $38 through ebay
then if that not fixed