Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeff Moore wrote: >2008-10-30-19:02:18 wildlightphoto@earthlink.net: >> In rural Alaska where few people have electric power, winter car-starting >> strategies include: >> >> drain the crankcase oil once you park the car and bring the oil inside >> where it's warm, then re-fill the crankcase oil when you want to start the >> car >> >> or >> >> light a fire under the oil pan to warm the oil before starting the car. > >Wow. Did the necessity for these survive the advent of today's fancy >synthetic oils? I know that in these relatively temperate >halfway-down-the-lower-48 parts, I haven't had a gummy winter start >since I abandoned dino oil, but I've certainly never tried to maintain a >car in REAL cold. Synthetic oils were just becoming available when I was living there. I dunno about now. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com