Posted by v240tic on December 23, 2012 at 10:05:30 from (80.212.142.163):
In Reply to: Thermostart posted by Ultradog MN on December 23, 2012 at 08:15:46:
I would say it would be worth the trouble. Heating the air entering the engine makes a big difference. On my air compressor with a six-cyl ford diesel engine I haven't got a thermostart, but I disconnect the air-filter and direct the flame of a propane burner into the intake manifoild when I start it in cold conditions, and it fires up right away. Last time it hadn't been run for a couple of years, I only had a 50 Ah car battery and the temperature was appr 15°F. The engine hardly turned over more than two revolutions before starting.
This post was edited by v240tic at 10:06:40 12/23/12.
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