<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Gyrene:
The problem with Diesels in cold weather has nothing to do with the temperature of the air being taken in (The colder the better, as far as internal combustion engines are concerned), but it has everything to do with the fact that Diesel fuel has the nasty tendency to turn to jelly in very cold weather.
Gyrene<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
not true Gyrene, it has everything to do with the temperature of air being taken in, because Deisel engines have no spark plug to ignite the fuel, a combination of what is called a glow plug, and the rapid compression of air is intended to heat the air to over 700 degrees F. if the origional air is very cold, <0 F. than those two actions will not be enought to heat the air and therefore start the engine