Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!ron From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie) Newsgroups: net.video,net.consumers Subject: Re: Consumer Reports Message-ID: <6141@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Wed, 28-Nov-84 15:01:45 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.6141 Posted: Wed Nov 28 15:01:45 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 30-Nov-84 07:07:50 EST References: <132@harvard.ARPA> , <2375@mcnc.UUCP> <750@hound.UUCP> <531@aluxe.UUCP> Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 22 Xref: godot net.video:440 net.consumers:1345 > **** **** > From the keys of Steve Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA aluxe!2141smh > > > ... the horrendous (to me) job that CU on the diesel rabbit. After years > > they were unable to figure out how to solve the cold weather starting > > "problem." Admitting that even VW didn't seem to know how either > > until recently (something I also find unaccountable), this deep secret > > has not escaped zillions of Americans who had the genius to ask a > > diesel trucker how "they" did it. (Keep your glow plugs working and > > use a pour point depressant). CU, I guess, is honor bound to > > accept the views of it's consultants, no matter how stupid. > > It's amazing that zillions of Americans are smart enough to ask > truckers how to start their problem cars rather than the dealer. > > I am one of the stupid ones that reads Consumers and uses a key to > start my car summer or winter with no problems. When my father was at the Mercedes dealer, he told him that a block heater wasn't necessary and gave him the proper cold weather operating procedures. -Ron