Date:         Sun, 2 Mar 2003 20:51:57 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: 85 GL still won't start
Comments: To: sleepingmonkey1 <sleepingmonkey1@JUNO.COM>
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Put an electric space heater under it overnight pointed up. Don't get it
to close, however. You don't want to cook any seals or start a fire.
There will be enough heat energy absorbed by the metal and spread
through the engine to get it up at least to 32 degrees. That should be
sufficient for a fairly easy start.

John Rodgers
88 Gl Driver

sleepingmonkey1 wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Joel Walker" <jwalker17@earthlink.net>
>To: "sleepingmonkey1" <sleepingmonkey1@JUNO.COM>
>Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 8:28 PM
>Subject: Re: 85 GL still won't start
>
>yeah. dude I think I read that bit about the 10 guage lead in the archives.
>choice idea!
>I have the battery charghing now...
>got to thinkin though it is pretty cold out ...
>and the oil I put in seemed pretty thick...
>and the van has not been run in a while...
>is there some sort of flushing product I could "loosen"
> some of the grud that is sure to be in there and give the bearings, lifters
>and such and fair chance at rotation?
>
>
>