Well I thought this was impressive. Had to swap one not running machine out of the shop to work on another not running machine, that’s another story.
Anyhow
We have a MF 135 12 volt setup on points not EI, and shell Rotella 15 W 40 oil in the crank, good fresh battery.
Standing temperature was 15 degrees Fahrenheit below zero, with the wind chill the weather service said it would feel like 30 to 40 below zero Fahrenheit.
Hit the switch and she fired right up no problem with only just a second or two of choke.
I thought that was awesome! I really expected a battle at that temperature.
In all honesty though I did use one little trick that I’m sure helped. The day before I disconnected the battery and brought it in the house to warm up and brought it out and connected it and cranked it as soon as connected to maximize my cranking amps.
Anyhow
We have a MF 135 12 volt setup on points not EI, and shell Rotella 15 W 40 oil in the crank, good fresh battery.
Standing temperature was 15 degrees Fahrenheit below zero, with the wind chill the weather service said it would feel like 30 to 40 below zero Fahrenheit.
Hit the switch and she fired right up no problem with only just a second or two of choke.
I thought that was awesome! I really expected a battle at that temperature.
In all honesty though I did use one little trick that I’m sure helped. The day before I disconnected the battery and brought it in the house to warm up and brought it out and connected it and cranked it as soon as connected to maximize my cranking amps.
