I started driving on my Dad's '67 mercedes 200 Diesel. If you've never
started (tried to start) a diesel in subzero weather with the Chicago hawk
wind blowing, you haven't lived. Dad's now in Tucson, with a Toyota and a
Honda............. I still remember replacing the lower radiator hose heater
in the driveway one very cold morning
Dave
In a message dated 1/14/00 10:37:55 PM Central Standard Time,
Bushwacker4@prodigy.net writes:
> When I was a teenager my dad had a Metropolitan. During the winter he would
> put a shop lamp with a 100 watt bulb under the hood to keep the motor warm.
> It always started regardless of the temperature lows. If he forgot, he
> didn't go to work when it was below 15 degrees or so.
>
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