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That's a good idea. I don't know if this machine has one. Or do they all have 'em?

Good ideas. I appreciate your thoughts.

Exactly.

It only has trouble with cold starts. Starts perfect when already warmed up or when ambient temp is above 35-40*. I run additive in all machines when temp gets below 20*

Reddog, thanks for the link. Also, re your earlier question, I haven't had the injector pump checked, I presumed it was good cuz the machine runs great. My mechanic says since the machine runs well, it probably isn't worth it to take it off and check it, nor to do over the top end.

The engine is a 3054E CAT. The dealer says it has no glow plugs or preheater. The synthetic oil might help a bit. I had a block heater installed. I plugged it in for 20 minutes on a 15*F morning, it didn't make a difference but I realize 1 hour is probably the minimum required for the block...

All good info and ideas, thank you all. I will reply more later.

Injector pump is good. Machine runs perfect, starts perfect in temps above +/- 30*F, but doesn't start in cold weather.

I think you've got it here in a nut shell. FTR, the tank was full but not enough fuel was being delivered to the engine, hence the long snort of ether.

Agreed, re having the machine in perfect working order. It is, full-time. The only fly in the ointment was running it out of fuel last summer, a weak lift pump and then using ether to get it restarted.

Mechanic says many older engines can handle it cuz they are built heavier, some are even meant to use ether. But newer engines are more finely tuned and should never have ether, according to him.

No electricity to plug it in, except occasionally at a curtsy's house overnite. All filters new. What is wrong is that I allowed a dingbat mechanic to "burn up" the top ring in engine by using starting fluid, causing loss of compression, causing poor cold weather starting, according to my new...

My morbark chipper always used to start easy like a car in all but the most extreme cold, turn the key and go. This past summer, like an idiot, I ran it out of fuel. After refueling it just would not start. Tried many things. (Months later I learned the lift pump (brings fuel from tank to...