finaly someone that actualy likes it i know that you can start these enginse with choke +primer but thats no fun
Yes, I remember that night as the temp was recorded just twelve miles down the road at Tower, Minnesota. I think it was minus 62 degrees Fahrenheit (that's 62 degrees below zero, not below freezing). The other little town of Embarrass, Mn. was upset because at a lower elevation they are always colder than Tower and regularly make the national news as the icebox of the U.S., their clame to fame. Unfortunately for them their official thermometer broke that night, so the honor went to Tower. The Embarrass folks are still grumbling about it years later. What a world. Some years back forty below was expected and twenty below zero was regular. At such temps my truck seat felt like a board and the tires would take awhile to round out the flat spots from where it had been sitting. I've had vehicles which would start that cold without an engine heater, but most want help. I lived one winter in a Mandan earth lodge without electricity and on very cold mornings would place a trash can lid with coals from the wood stove under the engine to warm it up if I had to go to town. One fateful morning grease accumulated in the body pan caught on fire and the ancient Saab was toasted. I smothered the fire with snow, but it was a goner anyway. So, don't put a pan of coals under yer motor unattended. Ha! I'm in Maryland for the winter and don't miss winter in Minnesnowta one bit.
At that temperatre do you just ride from one side of your garage o the other ? and im Canadian too (lots of laughs)!
Dang brilliant Tim. Years back I had suggested a heating pad to a buddy with a pull start for his garaged 2 smoker MB. On a timer, a heat lamp bulb. cheapie work light fixture. Would fix starting probs and not waste $ and certainly be greener.
