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gine's operating temperature. 0W30 or 0W40 oil would be perfect for the Yakutia winter then. However, at temperatures of -50 degrees the problem would still exist. The oil will still have a caramel-like form, but it would not turn into a stone. Hence, it needs to be heated up. If not by a fire, then what? Electrical heaters may come in handy here. Some have their heating elements drilled into the engine block, some are attached to the cooling system. The ones that feature a pump alongside the heat- ing element are most effective. With systems as such we can obtain a reliable and robust method to heat up the coolant and to distribute it all around the cooling system. Warm water will warm-up the engine block and the cylinder head, and these would warm up the oil. All we need here is time. And electricity. Where one can get a power sup- ply? 2 kW is the power output rating of the heater. Solar panels would not be enough then. Electricity genera- tor is the tool we need. So, are we us- ing one internal combustion engine to start up the other? How we would be able to start up the first one, if we cannot start up the other one. This is a paradox. But there is no other way. First, the generator usually uti- lizes a petrol engine that is easier to start at low temperatures. Second- ly, the generator is far simpler - and primitive solutions such as a fire or burner may be helpful in getting it up and running. A generator that has been heated up provides energy to the heating element of the engine, and that's it. To keep the generator running, it's most important to keep the carburetor warm. If no warmth is provided, the fuel dose would be incor- rect, and the generator will not work properly. Thus, it would be beneficial to cover the generator with a blanket, so that the heat generated by the en- gine would also be heating the carbu- retor. The generators utilizing injectors are free of that problem. They are also quite expensive at the same time. Problem #1 The fuel. Many people do not real- ize that the injection pump in a diesel engine always is far more efficient than required. It pumps a lot of fuel, with little of it reaching the engine. The rest goes back to the fuel tank. Thanks to the fact that the pump is at- tached to the engine and that it gets heated up together with the engine, the pump also warms up the fuel that goes through. Thus, fuel that is heated up goes back to the fuel tank. So, if we heat up the engine and the injection pump the problem would not appear or it would be less significant. But what can be done if the engine has been left out in the cold for a few days? Heating system for the cooling system (ridicu- lous, I know) may be helpful here. All that remains now is the problem of gel- like consistency of the fuel in the tank, in the fuel lines and in the fuel filter. The latter may be a source of poten- tial problems. This is the place where water may separate from the oil. Water freezes at low temperatures, clogging up the filter or limiting the fuel flow. Heating element for the fuel filter and/ www.fragoutmag.com