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Subject:Re: I found a nice block heater for the wasserboxer!
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Thu, 29 Jan 2004 10:15:46 -0800

Or that indispensable tool of rural living, the Tiger Torch.

Alistair

on 29/1/04 10:03 am, Matthew wrote:

> this is what i've done with backpacking stoves many times....
>
> David Marshall wrote:
>
>> This morning it warmed up to -20C and my truck would not start.  When you
>> crank over the motor, it barely moved.  So, I took out a 1970s vintage
>> Coleman catalytic heater.  I then put this heater right under
>> the oil pan of the wasserboxer motor and let it sit there for about 1h.  The
>> truck fired right up!
>>