good points. reminds me of my neighbor who put a salamander under his truck to keep it warm one -30f night. woke up to the sound of fire engines .......
Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter & Discussion Boards. Read about Sustainable Technology: http://www.green-trust.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 12:04 AM Subject: [biofuel] Re: cold weather starting - No starting fluid! > --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Spence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > don't know about the gm's, but we used ether in sub zero temps to > start our > > big trucks every morning. just a quick shot in the breather to get > it > > turning. most starters can be overrun, so it may have been a fluke > in your > > issue. > > > > > Big Truck Diesels don't have Glow Plugs. His Suburban 6.5 does. > NEVER use Starting Fluid and Glow Plugs at the same time! Glow Plugs > with #2 Diesel Fuel are good to about 10F, without a block heater. > You may be able to start down to 0F with #1 Diesel Fuel. Colder than > that, you will need heat or Starting Fluid. -20F or colder will need > both heat and Starting Fluid. > > Most Loggers in my area have a Hydraulic Hose quick-coupler inline > in the Heater hose on their pickup engine. When starting cold > Diesels, you pull up close, and couple connecting hoses to the engine > from the heater on the pickup, and usually jumper cables to warm up > the batteries. Within 20 minutes the Diesel is at operating temp > without being started or cranked. It then starts easily without undue > wear and tear on the starter. Watch the Oil Pressure Gauge! If no > pressure reading within 30 seconds, shut it off, and heat the Oil pan > with a Propane Torch until the Oil is thinned enough for the Oil Pump > to pick it up. Synthetic Engine Oils are a wonderful invention and > well worth the extra cost for extreme cold starting. > Many Loggers don't work when the temp is below -20F, and few work if > it is -40F. Productivity is down, and maintainance costs can go way > up. > > Motie > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
