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An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that’s the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.

  • A'random Guy@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    Yeah they’re great. Just gotta pull out a diesel generator to charge them when it’s minus 40

    • chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      16 days ago

      As a person who got trapped because our family’s diesel car got gelled in cold weather, I’m not sure your generator is going to help.

    • Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world
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      16 days ago

      Probably easier than thawing the gasoline in the ice engine, which freezes at -40. And your diesel generator won’t run either unless you kept it plugged in to keep the fuel from turning to gel (that process starts at -10).

    • Solemn@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      16 days ago

      Don’t forget to plug in your block warmer so you can start up your diesel generator in the cold.