Gaijin Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 We had our first below zero night here in Switzerland. Defender started this am but the fuel pump was screaming then I lost all power. Subsequent attemps to start yielded the most pathic barely on performance I've ever heard. Having lived in the land of permanent summer for a while, getting used to winter is hard enough. Having no defender makes it far worse. I tried a search on this topic, but all I came across were usefull posts on how to install heaters, but nothing getting the motor to run. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Have they got the winter diesel out yet Jason? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjojjas Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Didn't some used to add a couple of litres of petrol to the diesel in these cases? until winter diesel was out as Dollythelw points out...... Jas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin Posted November 3, 2006 Author Share Posted November 3, 2006 winter diesel. Am a newbie I guess. Still running the cheap stuff from the UAE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 ahhh that explains it - pump it out and get some local go go juice, it wont wax when it gets a little chilly the gear in Slovakia is good for minus 20c, after that a bit of parafin sloshed in seems to liven it up, bottles of rum or vodka have also been used in emergencies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Russia is good for voldka at the moment - or lack of it! let us know how you go once changed the fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Member Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Eeek, I hope you did not kill the VERY expensive pump. Move it somewhere warm. Get A LOT of diesel fuel conditioner in it and circulate. Over here you can get stuff call Powerservice 911, http://www.powerservice.com/. It is intended to unfreeze frozen diesel systems. If you can get something like that, try it.... Get rid of that fuel and get some local fuel in there pronto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin Posted November 18, 2006 Author Share Posted November 18, 2006 Thanks for the help. Working fine now. Dumped a bunch of bardahl B.D.C. in it. Right now just using it to drive the dogs up the mountain out back. Next step - get some plates for it so I can drive it on the CH roads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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