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macdoe · #16 12-11-2013, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by spdrun

Would the redneck solution to moving the truck be to light a small fire under the oilpan and wait for it to warm the oil up enough to deliver pressure?

I never saw anyone do that up there. Maybe they did it though...I was 17-18 ,so my attention was more testosterone based in thought (girls)

I never would have even thought of it, until someone posted a thread on here about Mongolian block heaters a few years ago. I think the thread is in diesel discussion. Why did you try it? I guess it's a good idea if you are in a remote location...

I would be worried about starting the whole thing on fire. I guess you would want a fairly clean engine.(no leaks)

I did see the trucking companies use huge thermal tarps whereby they would put the tarp over the whole front of the semi and then use one of those propane construction heaters to pipe heat under the tarp. I seem to remember they would sometimes have the truck running as well. I think one of the guys I used to work with (ex-truck driver) use to talk about belly tarping the truck as well for the cold trips. I always assumed he meant tarp the under carrige area of the motor to savour all the heat possible?

Thanks for the reminder on that one....any precautionary advice?

macdoe · #17 12-11-2013, 01:52 AM

Joosepi, A dickydo is when your stomach sticks out farther than your dickydo.

jplinville · #18 12-11-2013, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by spdrun

Would the redneck solution to moving the truck be to light a small fire under the oilpan and wait for it to warm the oil up enough to deliver pressure?

When I was a kid on the farm during the winter of 1981-82, we had -40F wind chill temps. Dad had a number of Edison socket heating elements that he would use on job site. He ran a couple of them under his truck and draped old mover's blankets around the base of the truck to warm it up enough to be able to start in the morning.

Sometime in the very late 1980's and into possibly 1990, we had some impressive cold snaps that gave us -15 to -20 windchill temps. I had to use that same tactic on my car until I decided to get a dipstick heater. Since then, I've tried to make sure that at least one of my vehicles have a block heater. Currently, the Tahoe and my F-250 have block heaters.

t walgamuth · #19 12-11-2013, 08:43 AM

The coldest I have seen here without consideration of wind chill is -30F. That
s pretty cold! To get your car started in that you need the stars to align.

sloride · #20 12-11-2013, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by t walgamuth

The coldest I have seen here without consideration of wind chill is -30F. That
s pretty cold! To get your car started in that you need the stars to align.

And I thought you were going to say, that it is so cold I have time to pull the frozen treats that my pup finds on his walk, from it's mouth before he has time ingest them.

Jim B. · #21 12-11-2013, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by sloride

And I thought you were going to say, that it is so cold I have time to pull the frozen treats that my pup finds on his walk, from it's mouth before he has time ingest them.

ewww!

Mölyapina · #22 12-11-2013, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by macdoe

Hey, Joosepi, do you know what a dickydo is?

ramonajim · #23 12-11-2013, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by macdoe

It is -41C WITH the windchill factor, here. I wonder if you had experienced -41C without the windchill. It could have been closer to -60C with windchill factored in. Is'nt that place you been to in Finland close to the North Pole?

It was -40C/F without windchill. Fortunately, both times (one week each!) there was little to no wind.

Favorite parts of the trips:

Watching the locals go outside for a cigarette. Without bothering to put their jackets on.
Saunas (most of them, anyway) in the executive conference rooms at Nokia.

Least favorite part of the trips:

One particular sauna event. Let's just leave it at "300 pound naked drunken Finn who thought he could dance" and leave it at that.

JamesDean · #24 12-11-2013, 12:46 PM

It was 14F when I left. Remote start on the 560SEL this AM, never knew the difference. Car was nice and warm

iwrock · #25 12-11-2013, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesDean

It was 14F when I left. Remote start on the 560SEL this AM, never knew the difference. Car was nice and warm

I'm looking at adding this to my Duramax! 15 minutes at high idle, and the cab is nice and toasty!

JamesDean · #26 12-11-2013, 12:56 PM

The 560 idled for like 10-15 minutes this AM and was nice and cozy.

I put this in it...
Amazon.com: Avital 4103LX Remote Start System with Two 4-Button Remote: Car Electronics

Not sure if its compatible for diesels.. If so.. its going into the 300D as well!

Aquaticedge · #27 12-11-2013, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by macdoe

Hey, Joosepi, do you know what a dickydo is?

cmac2012 · #28 12-11-2013, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by macdoe

Pfft, mid 20's ....25F is equal to about -3.889 Degrees Celsius. I could be in my gitch outside in that temp. Not even cold....I guess you guys are'nt used to that though? Amazing how the human body adjusts and becomes aclimatized. Imagine I would have a hard time in a California summer, on the flip side...
I am just exagerating, I'd be cold in my gitch too....but not as cold as you.

It's true, you get used to your area. I spent a winter in Eastern WA, just south of Penticton, BC - not as cold as say, N. Dakota but much colder than Seattle and way colder than these parts and I got by just fine. Almost liked it. Half the time I was sleeping in my van under a down comforter, wearing longjohns.

The climate around here is appealing. Not nearly as hot in summer as Sacramento and often 50s and 60s in the winter.