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Working on a Detroit 60 series in a Wyoming blizzard back in '98 taught me a hard lesson
We were trying to get a logging truck running in minus 20 weather and the old ether trick just would not cut it. That's when I first saw a guy use a magnetic block heater and a tarp to make a warm pocket, which got it fired right up. Anyone have other tricks for cold starts on older mechanical engines?
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brookeross6mo ago
Ha, my cold start trick is just swearing at it.
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paulschmidt6mo ago
Ever wonder if the machine just needs to hear some respect?
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xena_lopez6mo ago
Ever notice how the best fixes are often just clever workarounds? That tarp trick is a perfect example of solving a problem by changing the environment, not the machine. It's a different kind of smart.
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