white smoke on a cold day during 8V71 Detroit diesel engine start

[witold933252763]

When it gets colder than 40 degrees my engine billows a cloud of white smoke during engine start.
Any solution to the above problem.
During warmer temps no trace of white smoke, during start and ops of the engine.

 

[cww]

Yes, block heaters you can use in winter will resolve that issue. Otherwise this is pretty normal for diesel engines of all varieties in cold temperatures.

 

[Play'N Hooky Too]

Block heaters and holding down the stop button for a few seconds while cranking. Dry cranking for a few seconds warms the cylinders up a little before it starts dumping in fuel. Uncombusted fuel from cold cylinders = smoke.

Even then, I still check the wind and look up and down the dock to make sure the coast is clear before firing mine up.