[QUOTE=cajaya;180978]I’m not really a diesel technician, more of an operator but I have always heard and its even in the tests that white mist is an indication of water.[/QUOTE]
What I remember from my diesel classes is white smoke means you’re burning coolant, blue smoke means you’re burning lube oil. I’m not sure exactly what he means by white “mist” though, that makes me think he means something other than smoke.
[QUOTE=c.captain;180981]the fuel is fresh but the primary filter is old although it has a thumb pump to push fuel into the injection pump which it does so I was believing the filter was not plogged yet could it be restricting the flow enough?[/QUOTE]
I would change the fuel filter before anything else, and make sure there’s no secondary filter like KC mentioned.
[QUOTE=c.captain;180981]haven’t tried any heat on it…been about 50deg each day so not very cold outside[/QUOTE]
That could be cold enough to give you trouble but it seems unlikely. If the filter work doesn’t fix everything then try heating it.