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February 5, 2011
Another Winter Impelled Shortcut to Resist: Burning Briquettes Under the Engine Block
Monique Chartier
... to pre-heat the engine oil (even if it is insanely cold out).
Here's one way not to try and start your vehicle in cold weather: Don't place burning charcoal briquettes under the engine.Workers at the Summit County Landfill found out the hard way Tuesday morning as temperatures were in the minus double digits.
The workers wanted to warm the oil pan of a semi-tractor and put a pan of burning charcoal under the truck. The plan worked too well at heating the engine and caught the truck on fire, said Lake Dillon Fire/Rescue spokesman Steve Lipsher
Firefighters extinguished the blaze, but the truck engine was heavily damaged.
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You can't do that? uh oh, got to go....
Posted by: michael at February 5, 2011 9:03 AMIt sounds like another candidate for a Darwin award.
Posted by: GeorgeH at February 5, 2011 5:32 PMThe names of the geniuses involved aren't mentioned, but something tells me that they could only have been Chafee and Trainor.
Posted by: Bill at February 5, 2011 11:21 PMFor those who don't know, diesels are rarely shut off at that temperature. Ask anyone with a Mercedes diesel who forgot to add the kerosene.
Posted by: Warrington Faust at February 6, 2011 6:02 PM