With all that being said, and even though a small shot of ether WITHOUT the glowplugs functioning doesn't hurt them, there is no way in hell I would fool with raising the hood EVERY single morning and shooting it. The addiction thing is a sign of damage like cracked precups, pistons, or bent rods, and if only a small amount of ether is used, it doesn't cause that damage, unless the glowplugs are working. This is the reason I do not believe the "ether addiction" myth. ![]() I sold it running with 339,000 on the clock the engine had no ill effects of repeated use of ether. This was the second 6.2 truck I've had the PO used ether to start, after I fixed the glowplugs, they both cranked fine. When I got the truck, I replaced the glow plugs and put a push button on it and drove it for another 5 years. ![]() I used to have a '84 K10 that the PO started with ether everyday for over 10 years. ![]() I know guys that shoot 6.2's/6.9's/7.3's everyday, and they are fine.
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