[AT] Yellow Farmall now cold starting

[Rob Wilson]

In 1984 I bought a new diesel Chevette and paid $4500 out the door for it.
Before you laugh it was one of the best running little cars I've ever owned.
It only failed my twice in the 160,000 miles I drove it. Once while it was
sitting at work for week while traveling and it was -12 when I got there. I
jumped it and it took right off. My fault it had and old battery in it. The
other was when we had record cold here in Ohio, it hit -35 and the little
car sat out with a block heater. I went out and hopped in it and the shocks
didn't move. I cranked it up and she fired up. It rattled but it was
running. I went back in a told my wife I was off to work and headed out. I
made it into town and onto the freeway when the fuel started gelling. It
made it off the freeway and that was it until it got above zero a day later.
Around here the only thing with a block heater standard is a diesel and no
one ever orders a gas vehicle with one.
Rob    

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Ralph Goff
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 8:54 PM
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Subject: Re: [AT] Yellow Farmall now cold starting

On 1/2/2011 7:05 PM, Frank wrote:
> That's funny....every car in Montana has one...........or a soft plug
> heater....
>
> I even have one on my Deere 60
>
> Frank
>
>
> Back in the late 80's I owned a diesel VW Rabbit. Our home in Harford
> County, MD did not have a garage so the car was always parked in the
> elements.  During really cold times, starting was difficult. The regional
> rep for VW lived several houses away from us and suggested that we get a
> circulating tank heater.
Even more so up here in Canada. A vehicle or machine without a block 
heater is generally not going to be used in winter time. I don't have 
one on my swather or combine but really don't ever want to have to run a 
combine in sub-zero temperatures anyway.
Most of the newer fuel injected gas engines start very well in extremely 
cold weather but I think they are better off to have a few hours 
pre-heating with the block heater.

Ralph in Sask.
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