Amazon Diesel engine Unboxing and start

Make sure to remove the shaft key before starting with no pully/clutch/etc. You'll never find it once it enters low-earth orbit.

Don't run cheap oil in these mate, they need a high zinc diesel oil. Do the first oil change at about half an hour and again at an hour to make sure any swarf is gone from the crankcase. I've used JB Weld to attach a small magnet to the drain plugs on all my small diesels (genset, pump, log splitter and pressure washer).

I don't know what's funnier, trying to start it in the grass, or pointing the exhaust smoke towards you're house XD

Very Cool! Should be an EMP proof power source.

I don't know who you are or where you are from but I appreciate you posting this because this is every single one of us out there not normally buttering it up for the camera. kudos to you brother and keep moving forward.

You can compensate for the lower RPM by setting it up to run at 1800 rpm. Diesels have more low end torque than similar size gas engines so it should pull just fine at that speed. I was around bigger gensets running off a locomotive sized engine that redlined around 1100 rpm so the genset ran at 900 to make 60hz.

The biggest guy holds it between his legs and folds himself over onto the motor gripping it tightly with all four limbs. The second guy holds that guy in a firm headlock, and the third guy pulls the starter cable. Thats how we always do it, it works great.

I could not get a new one of these started no matter what I did but your injector bleed procedure solved the problem. A few pulls after that bleed, and it started right up. I've not heard anyone talk about that before. Great information! Thanks!

2.2kw is 2200watts/750=2.9HP. 750 is not the correct factor of 768watts to HP but is considered a good derating. I have a larger version of this engine in a 6.5kw generator. The correct start proceedure is to slowly pull the rope until you are on a compression stroke. You will feel it and possibly hear the injector. Push the compression release lever down. Pull the rope one good time. It should fire right up. The valve lash needs to be adjusted from the factory. Look in the manual for the lash spec. I would adjust it every oil change for the 1st few oil changes. Change the oil often and use a diesel rated oil. Shell rotella or delo ect. I have had good luck replacing pull starter ropes with 7/64in amsteel blue rope. It is very hard to cut and lasts forever.

If you set the decompression and pull the rope the decompression mechanism will probably reset at the right moment. Seen one with a similar setup on a larger engine that runs a lighted traffic work zone sign. Mounted helps to LOL. Looking forward to what you decide to do with it.

If you do a follow up bolt it to the box part or a pair of 2x4 it will significantly make this more enjoyable and easier on you.

I You dont suck dude. You are at least doing something. More than any critic has likely even tried to do. Also, If using an alternator, dont be conerned about any particular RPM, it'll adjust the field current to maintain your set voltage, and you'll be making DC current, not AC, so freqency is not much of a factor. Change oil after first hour and then in five hrs again and no more than 30 hrs between oil changez after that. Magnet was a good recommendation. Consider directly connecting alternator to the shaft, simpler maybe an no bely to contend with, maybe an old U joint might help. Hang in there, I'm proud of you and your efforts. Take care, 73

Looks like the fuel filter is installed bass-akwards.

Neat project. Looking forward to the follow-up! 👍😊

That engine would probably have been much easier to start if it had been bolted to a solid base so you wouldn't have had to try to keep it standing as you were pulling on the start cord. Also if the shaft is to big it would probably be much easier to enlarge the hole in whatever pulley or sprocket you want to use since that shaft is likely a hardened steel and would be a SOB to grind down AND keep it round in the process.

Thanks for the nice overview. Check the fuel filter, it looks like it’s installed backwards.

Mate, I once bought a Chinese manufactured Edge Trimmer driven by a Petrol engine. It worked four times. It was a cow of a thing to get started. The pull chord was on the wrong side to start with. No matter how I pulled that starter Chord, the damn thing would not start. I eventually used a starting aid called "START YOU BASTARD" and got the thing running but; after the fourth tine I used it, it became harder and harder to start. I eventually took it down the rubbish tip. I may as well have taken my $200.00 down to the tip and left it there. Cheers mate!

That's a project garage! Welder, compressor, hopefully many worthwhile projects come from this garage, good luck!

Excited to see where you go with this thing!

Oh yeah, starting them especially for the first time is different. I just about broke my finger the first time where it kicked back so hard so you did better than I did lol. I also pulled the pull start handle off just like you did, seemed the knot wasn't big enough. Once you get the hang of it though, these are neat engines and run surprisingly well considering the price. Great vid!