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Farmwithjunk · 12-23-2005, 07:42 AM

At the risk of appearing to question your results, anytime I've involved water and small engines, I've regretted the outcome. (Usually soaked ignition parts) HOT water, being closely akin to steam, gets into places that it shouldn't. Nothing like yanking on a starter rope for an hour when the ignition is dead.

I'm more inclined to try "tarp and space heater" techniques when trying to start a small engine in extreme cold. (That, or take it in my heated shop for a while) (Or wait until spring.............. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img])

12-23-2005, 07:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
Farmwithjunk Super Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mt Washington, Kentucky Posts: 5,559	Re: One way to get an engine started on a cold morning At the risk of appearing to question your results, anytime I've involved water and small engines, I've regretted the outcome. (Usually soaked ignition parts) HOT water, being closely akin to steam, gets into places that it shouldn't. Nothing like yanking on a starter rope for an hour when the ignition is dead. I'm more inclined to try "tarp and space heater" techniques when trying to start a small engine in extreme cold. (That, or take it in my heated shop for a while) (Or wait until spring.............. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img])