hard shudder

[beninborneo]

Very hard shudder when starting up first thing in the morning. i have a 3b engine. Any suggestions on what to check? it feels like the whole car is going to shake apart. Thanks for the help

 

[roscoFJ73]

Do you mean the engine is running rough and shaking the vehicle?
If so it may be starting on only 2-3 cyl because a glow plug is not working

 

[mac]

Smoke on startup? What happens when you advance the throttle slightly?

 

[seapotato]

Mine does something like that when it's cold. I've been guessing that it's a bad or loose engine or tranny mount, and when it's cold it jerks around a bit more and the exhaust is smacking something.

several times over the last few months, it's almost bothered me enough to crawl underneath and have a look..... ;p

I've also had it when one or two glow plugs are out, and then it does run rough as hell and smoke for a bit at start up.

cheers,
ryan

 

[brownbear]

any visible fuel leaks?

could be that when it is shut down overnight some air gets in.

 

[beninborneo]

Thanks for the replies, I will check the glow plugs maybe one is not working. Cheers