old and Dell

Howdy Dell read my post on 12/14/14 on block heater with photos . Kris replied with a photo of a block heater in a freeze plug on a NNA I have 3 trucks with freeze plug type of heater in them. I had read a post a while back about putting a freeze plug on Ns, old posted back they wont work in Ns, really? I said oh you must have tried it. He said no but Dell told him they wont work on a L Head. Just asking not trying to start a fist fight if my wires are crossed on who said what to who. LOL
 
The way I understand it is that there is not enough room between the block and the sleeves to be able to install a freeze plug type heater
 
L B.........sorry, I'm late, hadda go XMAS shoppin' fer my sister and my son. The N-Engine (9,2,8) does NOT have room fer in the block heater. My Dodge Cummings Diesel pick'em-up has a block heater so I know about block heaters.

I understand why many want some sort of "help" on COLD engine starts. I grew up in COLD Durango, Colo where the river would freeze. (-35F) I chopped wood and brung in buckets of coal fer the old LOG barn we lived in. (man, could the cold wind whistle, eh?) My Dad would remove the 6-volt battery outta the '41 6-cyl Plymouth and setter next to the coal furnace. Warm batterys ALWAYS produce more starting power. Old man Blake would carry a T-pot of HOT water and pour over the manifold of his 6-cyl International pick'em-up. 'nutter cold hard start'um beast.

Dad worked fer a boss that would NOT buy heaters fer company cars (heaters were optional extras) 'cuz he didn't want the crew settin' in car outta the COLD WIND. Dad's BIGGEST problem was shoes (overshoes?) fer his #13 feet. I can remember him meltin' neetsfoot grease on the pilot lite of the kitchen stove and brushing oil on his leather boots. Man did he have a BIG HEAVY sheepskin coat. (Dad was 6'5", as I said BIG but skinny)

Heres the deal fer gittin' yer N-Tractor started in COLD weather, HEAT yer carburetor. The very act of carburetion take HEAT outta the air. When air is COLD, where are you gonna gittchur heat? I recommend making a "heater" outta aluminum foil, kinda wrapped around the carbie and manifold. (be creative) ...or... shine a heatlite on yer carbie fer about 1/2-hr. Ignition ON, 1/3-throttle, 2-rumpa-rumpas and a QUICK tug on yer spring loaded choke knobbie. Should catch rite away. Now "feather yer choke knobbie till yer engine runs smooth. Should take about 2-mins. Yeah, 2-COLD minutes issa LOONNNnnng time. I wear INSULATED Carharts zipp'em-up coveralls.

BIG CAUTION: N-Engines are EAZY to FLOOD. Once FLOODED, NO START, eh? Gonna haffta replace yer FLOODED sparkies, with clean DRY sparkies. Recommend AutoLite 437's gapped 0.025" with todays "un-leaded" fuel. Don't throw yer FLOODED sparkies away, clean and dry'em, one-atta-time in HOT runnin' engine and save'um fer the NEXT time. (and there will be a next time) ........yer sparkie-meister Dell
 
Dell, When ever I've had an engine to flood I've always just walked away from it for a spell and let the gas evaporate. If I'm needing the engine running as soon as possible I might pull the plugs and spray them with carb cleaner and give then a shot of compressed air. Then turn the engine over a few times with out the plugs to air it out. Just wondering what's your reason for using a different set of plugs?
 
My Father used to take flooded sparkplugs out and bring them in the kitchen. He would put them all around the gas burner on the gas range and heat them until they were red hot, then take them right out and put them in the engine. If spark was the problem it would usually start. I still use that system on small engines, using a propane torch.
 
Fuddy.......most people are anxious to gitt started and don't have the "luxury" of waiting like you and yer 1-cyl examples. Notice, I advised him to NOT throw his FLOODED sparkies away, just save'um fer the NEXT time. Yeah, carb cleaner will also "dry" them FLOODED sparkies. So will "drying" in HOT running engine, one-atta-time. ........yer sparkie-meister Dell
 
Thanks Dell I knew I had read a post from old at one time about the block heater. Now I have my story correct Thanks. LB Master of the Obvious
 
No problem Dell. Always more than one way to tackle a problem. I had wondered about that at other times in the past. If I haven't told you yet, Glad your Back! We Love you here. Thanks for all you do!
 

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