On 1/6/2014 9:00 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
In 1980-83 I had an old rusty 300k to 400k mile 190Dc with a very
tired engine I used for winter salt use. Drove it all over. I
remember one time we drove to DM for a meeting in January and it
turned very cold. It was in a motel parking lot and i knew it would
not start at 20 something below. I took the propane torch and heated
the head until it felt slightly warm to my fingers. Hit the starter,
and it fired right up. I used the propane torch trick on it many
times. Think of it as a propane block heater, only it does not heat
the oil well.
I also tried heating the steel lower oil pan with the propane torch.
It was not nearly as effective as heating the head. Heating the head
also warms the IP and fuel filter and some fuel. One time at home, I
tried heating both with 2 torches at the same time. It was no more
effective than one torch on the head.
Ah this brings back memories of my first farm tractor, a well worn
MF 65D. Hard to start below freezing. The book said not to use
starting fluid. There was a device inside the intake manifold to drip
diesel fuel on a glowing wire. You could hear it do a frump-rumble
rumble number at which point you were to engage the starter and draw the
heated air into the cylinders. It didn't help much. I noticed the
intake manifold didn't even get hot. So I decided to try using a
propane torch on it. Like most tractors the engine and transmission
were also the frame so everything was out there in the open. True,
there was the fuel tank above but I planned to heat just the underside
of the manifold.
Probably it would have worked except for the fine layer of oily
crud built up on everything over the years. Although I had wiped off
the area, as soon as I began using the torch the side of the engine
became enveloped in a lovely lazy blue flame. Quick to the fire
extinguisher. Whew. White powder everywhere but the fire was out. I
think after that I used a magnetic electric heater that stayed clinging
to the oil pan the rest of the winter. Once I had a new sleeve kit put
in it started fine.
Dave Gilmore, Cameron WV
He was a very religious person but lacked a specific belief.
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