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- From: ehawrysh@bnr.ca (Evan Hawrysh)
- Subject: Re: '83 Volvo diesel. HEEEEELLLLLLLPPPPPP.....
- Message-ID: <1992Nov11.192613.9313@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
- Sender: news@bmerh85.bnr.ca (Usenet News)
- Reply-To: ehawrysh@bnr.ca
- Organization: Bell Northern Research Ltd
- References: <1992Nov10.175603.22046@sequent.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 19:26:13 GMT
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- If it was an unusally cold night (unusual in terms of the season), perhaps
- it is your fuel. Most service stations use two grades of diesel, winter and
- summer, and switch when the appropriate weather approaches. If you had summer
- diesel, it is quite conceivable that it gelled up, preventing you from starting
- it. Try some methyl hydrate (fuel-line anti-freeze) and try starting it on
- a warmer day. Whups! I see you're in TX. Forget everything I just said.
-
- BTW, this would be a problem around -15C (about 0F).
-
- Evan
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