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Jokulsarlon, Iceland



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Grif;

I don't know about the defender in particular however you can pick up in line circulating heaters anywhere.

I would think any of the LR dealers would sell you a block heater.

If all else fails you can go to Canadian Tire and by a dipstick oil heater.

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On a very cold morning in Holland many years ago, the truck i was driving, the diesel started to wax, a Dutch truck driver advised me to add 2% petrol as i filled up, problem solved!!
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Those of us of a certain age can remember seeing British truck drivers lighting fires under the fuel tank in winter, in the days before companies started putting additives in fuel. I believe the fuel they sell you in winter is different to the one in summer (or is that one of those urban myths?) That the locals manage is no guarantee as to the fuel as they may modify their vehicles to cope or run strange mixturesas detailed elsewhere here.

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Originally posted by simmo:

I dont know what ratings Russian deisel would have but in warm climbs like Australia it can go solid at -10!

What do you guys run your cars on out there? Suntan oil? :-)

Apart from a coolant heater (http://tinyurl.com/dtx97 ) you can also consider a fuel line heater ( http://tinyurl.com/btbqd ).

The gearbox is possibly best warmed up by setting up a small fire underneath the vehicle.
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The Russians who have to run in COLD weather - minus 40C etc. apparently just keep their trucks running 24hrs a day while they are on the road. Partly because they don't have sophisticated heaters on all the necessary parts. But also because in extreme cold, you want to keep as many components moving as possible. Even belts tend to freeze up.

Setting fires under a diesel truck isn't as dodgy as it sounds in that cold weather either, since it'd be pretty difficult to get diesel or oil to burn.

FWIW, an Eberspacher/Webasto is a great piece of kit, even for slightly chilly weather. It's nice to wake up to a warm car, and it saves a huge amount of wear to the engine if it starts off every morning at full operating temp. We also fitted a simple heat-exchanger to the cooling system so that we could have hot water on demand, either by running the engine, or by using the Eberspacher.

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Apparently you can get a great comic effect at those sorts of temperatures (<-40)where you try and set off but your tyres are still frozen to the ground!!

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