ok i am having this problem changed my fuel filter dont think i got the filter primed all the way truckk wouldnt start so my buddy decided to spray a little either in it bad idea i wasnt awhere he was doing but anyways there was a kind of knock in the motor after that but the knock went away it then started real slow after that but still started well i was headed on a trip[ got about 30 miles from home pulled off into a gas gastation shut the truck off filled up went to start it and no go it took an hour and one shot of starting fluid to get it goin i have brand new batteries sounds like the batteries are dead when cranking i go home today truck sat for a couple of hours and wouldnt start again temps when driving are 210 is that normal and still cant get truck started with starting fluid wd 40 nothing any ideas maybe injectors who knows any help would be appreciated thanks

no offense intended, but add periods to the end of your sentences so its easier to read.

Ether is bad for a diesel.

Crack the valve on top of the fuel filter and turn the key to the on position, should be an even stream of fuel coming out of the filter for a moment. If its all bubbly and such, then cycle the key as needed till its a solid stream.

Get a battery charger and charge your batteries overnight. An alternator takes awhile to charge the batteries after excessive cranking.

Hopefully the other didnt break anything.

Also might not hurt to go through the checklist at the top of the forums, in the stickies. Report results here.

started this morning after some good cranking a charge on the batteries and cracked the bleeder on the fuel filter to make sure fuel where there it was drove it around town the temp ran up to 210 got home and i turned that truck off. tried restarting it right away no go wouldnt start im comfused

it almost sounds like the baterries are dead. but ihave new bateries and a new alternator starter maybe?

Just me, but 210 degrees is crazy high.

Jacob

i assume it didnt run hot before all this? 210 on the dash gauge doesnt always mean its running that hot, they can be inaccurate, but i doubt it would have gone bad in between fuel filters.

Whens the last time you unbolted and cleaned both ends of all you battery cables?

i just did i put brand new batteries in

Kind of a wild shot but starter fluid can damage glow plugs. This may be causing hard start due no glows or even possibly causing an open circuit robbing power from batteries.

I think you should clean out inbetween the radiator and condensor and see if that brings the temp down,plus like Scruf said clean all the connections at the battery and grounds on the engine,firewall, and frame.I added a 4 gage ground from the Alternator bracket to the frame and the rpm change in starting( Starter was faster)was a big Noticable difference.

You guys are talkin batt's, cleaning the cables and so on, but what about a starter that is dragging? Sounds like it may be an issue with a slow start that seem to battery related, but is a crapped out starter?
These diesels need to crank at a pretty good speed in order for a good start.
Hey, just my .05

Good luck.

cleaning the cables up nice is the cheaper way to diagnose the starter. First step, is a way of putting it.

I think everyone is being nice to you by dancing around what is the real problem. They are right, you should try these easier fixes first, but...There is a reason your not suppose to put starting fluid in a diesel. This guy did the same thing (http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=22101) you did. Take something that flamable, compress it, and blow it up, something has got to give. Head gasket, block, valve covers. Try everthing everyone here tells ya to try thats cheap. But, after a knock then hard starting, you might be lucky and have only screwed up your valves.

just had dragging starter problem, check amperage draw on starter cable. that will tell you if your starter is hooped. excessive cranking will burn it up.

changed the starter only for my parts store to give me a bad starter as well and now i have a big problem my fuel pump dont come on glow plugs wont come on daytime running light wont come on my radio and parking lights dash light will come on the windows work all that good **** but its like there is a fuse that popped or a wire that shorted i can get my healights to come on just not the daytime running lights when i turn the key nothing but the radio and windows and **** like that thanks for your help

sounds like you many have yanked or popped a fusible link

got it started couldnt see it last night but i popped a fuse and it was the starter after all thanks guys for your help

I'm happy for ya man