[Rhodes22-list] More diesel and gasoline questions

[Rik Sandberg]

Rummy,

:-) :-) Couldn't agree more!!! If I had any idea when I would be able to move 
further south, you could bet I would be counting the days. Unfortunately, I 
don't have a date to start the countdown from ......yet, but if I keep 
wishing hard enough.....

Rik



On 12/10/2003 01:39 pm, you wrote:
> Rik,
> I remember one winter in Wisconsin where it got really cold, in the minus
> 20 range and that was the high for the day. It stayed like that for almost
> two weeks. We would take the battery out of the car and bring it inside at
> night to keep it from freezing and hopefully have enough power to crank the
> engine in the morning. Even with a 10 weight oil in the crankcase it was a
> lost cause. I've even placed burning charcoal under the car to heat the oil
> enough to crank the engine. NOT FUN!!!! Especially crawling around in a
> foot of snow. I laugh now, but I wouldn't ever do it again. Block heaters
> and inline hos heaters make life up north a little more predictable and
> enjoyable.
>
> Rummy
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