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Subject:Re: Diesel Caveat: Case in point!
From:Joel Walker
Date:Mon, 5 Nov 2001 23:05:29 -0600

> A 500W halogen work light also works - takes about 20-30 minutes...
I found this out
> one morning at -15C after neglecting to check my glow plugs a few
years ago.Shawn

actually, if you build a wooden box, of proper dimensions, and line it
with reflecting tin foil (awright, so it's called aluminum foil
nowadays!), and maybe even some insulation behind the foil, you can
put a 60-watt bulb in there and it'll keep a nice temperature under
the engine. but you need to make sure the box is quite close to the
engine ... a gap of no more than, say, 1/4 inch (5-6mm). you'd be
surprised at the amount of heat a bulb like that can put out. :)

joel