Date:         Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:05:23 -0800
Reply-To:     Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
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From:         Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Subject:      Re: LP gas question--does this happen to you?
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I'm wondering what sort of external/portable device you could haul around to
use for this. A common trick for folks in the pressure washing business is
to put a halogen light under their rig (strategically placed and at an
appropriate distance) to keep the water from freezing in the lines and the
diesel fuel from gelling. Those things can put out a good bit of heat. You'd
need a pretty hefty inverter to pull that off, tho. One advantage is that
the light would have other uses, justifying the space.
What about those 'heater' cords made for wrapping water pipes? Don't know
how much they draw or how hot they get. Or how 'bout one of those
flexible/extendable ducts they use to pipe away exhaust (in a shop, for
instance...)- then you could just pipe the engine exhaust over the thing for
a few minutes... ?Whatever you did, you'd have to be very aware of the thin
line between 'warming your lpg bottle' and 'creating a bomb'.
Just speculatin'...

Cya,
Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stew" <stew@SWITCH99.F2S.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: LP gas question--does this happen to you?


> Jim,
> I live in North Yorkshire, England. Up here were on a longitude slightly
> north of Goose Bay, Canada, and it gets pretty cold up on the moors.
> I friend of mine who was a member of the mountain rescue once gave me a
> tip. If your LPG won't light because it's too cold, try putting the
> cylinder between your legs and cuddling it for ten minutes to warm it up
> a bit. Might not be the first thing you'd want to try on a freezing cold
> morning, but it would be a good way to test if it's just the cold
> affecting your gas.
> Cheers,
> Stew.