On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 18:26:26 GMT, Bruce in Alaska
wrote:

In article ,
(Avery Fineman) wrote:

While a cold diesel is hard to start

Not if you understand the physics of the situation.
Just take your XYL's Hair dryer out and blow hot air
down the air intake. Your diesel will start on the
first crank, first time , every time.

The problem with diesels is the high compression ratio, so rotating
the crank shaft is the hard part. Just monitor the signal lights in
the dashboard when you try to start.

Running the block heater for half an hour will help a lot, since the
oil flows much more smoothly and the battery will deliver much more
current (if in the engine compartment) due to the higher battery
temperature.

Paul OH3LWR