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Originally Posted by Fulcrum525
Experience is a lesson hard taught i'm sure  (Do old Soviet trucks even have glow plugs??) |
Newer GAZ trucks do, yes.
Some old Soviet trucks have "block heaters" that operate by connecting to a hose in the heater system that circulates hot coolant through them. It's a system where the coolant is heated in a tank below, and a manual crank is turned to pump/circulate the heated fluid until enough heat is transferred to the block to start the engine. At the same time, a pan of charcoal is lit and out under the oil pan.
It's quite a contraption. I got a picture someplace.
In the case of diesel tanks, they are just started and run 15-20 min out of every hour. At least, the T-55 and T-62 models were.