Be careful starting a long time sleeping Detroit Diesel.
If an injector is stuck open, or sticks once started, you can't cut it off just by moving the lever on the governor as you normally would.
To check for stuck injectors remove the valve cover, and twist on the tube with all the fingers reaching into the racks on each injector. If the tube and racks mover very freely things are probably OK. Check this under both valve covers on a V engine.
When you start it for the first time you can put some vice grips on this tube to force it into the no fuel position if they get sticky and the engine tries to run away.
Also be sure the emergency air shutoff on the blower inlet is functioning, and handy to get to, as this will kill the engine if it tries to run away.
And it won't hurt to have a CO fire extinguisher beside you when you start it, that directed into the air intake will also kill a run away engine.
If none of the above take the air cleaner or hose off the blower inlet, and have a 2X6 or similar to cover the air inlet and starve the engine of air.
If it has fuel chances are it will start and run, Detroits are really good about starting.
If you don't see any white smoke when cranking, then either won't help, it's not getting fuel. Use the either very sparingly if needed.
Grigg
