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Originally Posted by bustedbenz
They're both diesels and he's only had to use the ether once or twice. Well, and one winter before I was born they had to put a pail of coals under the oil pan... but other than those few cold days, they just fire right off.
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Thats what they had to do to get the tanks running during the Russian winters...if they had to shut them down that is. The Panther was hand cranked which I'm sure was a royal PITA at -50 degree's with a T34 rolling towards you!
Two poor SOB's had to stand at the back and crank away for all they were worth.