Date:         Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:48:57 -0500
Reply-To:     Daniel Stevens <dosteven@SYR.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Daniel Stevens <dosteven@SYR.EDU>
Subject:      Re: fireing up my van
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Diesel vanagon, carry stern-O in the reserves..

give it a light, slide it under the oil pan..  relax/nap 15 mins

diesels are starter/oil viscosity sensitive..

in cold camping, gives new meaning to "keep the home fires burning"

Dan

From:    Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject: "Fireing up" my van    Re: Aircooled Vanagons

Once, I could not start the van in a very cold weather, the oil was
too
thick.  So, I went out and bought some barbeque coal and lighter fluid
and
cut an gallon oil can on the side, put the coal in and fired it up,
waited
until it burned down to amber then pushed it under the van's engine
and
waited for fifteen minutes.  It started up the first try.
I learned it in Hungary, when I seen a tractor being heated up from
under
the same way.
I know, some faint hearted would have called the police.  That's what
faint
hearted do.
Zoltan