Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]2008-10-30-19:02:18 wildlightphoto@earthlink.net: > In rural Alaska where few people have electric power, winter car-starting > strategies include: > > drain the crankcase oil once you park the car and bring the oil inside > where it's warm, then re-fill the crankcase oil when you want to start the > car > > or > > light a fire under the oil pan to warm the oil before starting the car. Wow. Did the necessity for these survive the advent of today's fancy synthetic oils? I know that in these relatively temperate halfway-down-the-lower-48 parts, I haven't had a gummy winter start since I abandoned dino oil, but I've certainly never tried to maintain a car in REAL cold.