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SentraSE-R · 12-13-2009, 07:43 PM

I saw -35ºF in Colorado, but not in my 6 years in Alaska. I had to put a Coleman lantern under my truck's crankcase for 45 minutes to thin the oil out enough to crank the engine over. The crankshaft felt like it was imbedded in concrete at first. After 45 minutes of heat, it merely felt like it was imbedded in molasses.

My friends living in colder parts of Alaska would take their batteries indoors with them at night.

12-13-2009, 07:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
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