Got schooled by a farmer on a frozen injector line in North Dakota

I was trying to get this old International running in minus 20 weather, and he just walked over with a heat gun and a rag soaked in hot water. He said 'Son, you're fighting the cold, not the part.' I've carried that little propane torch ever since. What's your go-to trick for a deep freeze start?

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charles2118d ago

Yeah that farmer was right. I keep a little electric blanket under my truck seat. Plug it into an inverter, wrap it around the oil pan for twenty minutes. Warms the whole block from the bottom up.

faith_shah8817d ago

Warming the whole block from the bottom up is such a smart way to handle a cold morning.

willowg8818d ago

Reminds me how the best fixes often come from simple hacks like that.