Greetings, Jim!
  On 23 Oct 97, Jim Dawson entered the following ASCII codes for the express 
viewing pleasure of Heiko Bauer:
 JD> The Continental Motors aircraft diesel will be 4 cylinder opposed, 2
 JD> cycle, direct injection and liquid cooled. Parts production for
 JD> experimental engines will start in December of this year and test 
ngines
 JD> maybe a year away. I have been following this project closely.
Any idea what they are planning for cold weather starting?  I have read 
articles that suggest you preheat your standard aircraft engine anytime the 
temperature is below freezing.  We certaininly didn't do that around here 
when I was flying - you preheated when it wouldn't start.
When I was on the farm (and my first years in the city) you fully expected 
your engines in cars and tractors to start at 40 below.  The diesel tractors 
that showed up from time to time were not popular in the winter.  Even with 
oversized batteries and things like heater plugs in each cylinder, they did 
not like the cold.  Aircraft engines certainly needed some heat at those 
temps.
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