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Old 12-31-2017, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Gompers View Post
Mine does that when it’s super cold out too. Needs a bigger battery. I hook up my battery starter to it and it’ll crank it over fast enough to get it going. I’m betting a magnetic block heater on the hydro case would go a long way to letting it spin faster without a new battery. Having to turn that hydro pump with cold thick hydro fluid is probably the cause more than the cold engine oil, especially since those K series engines are just splash lubricated.
Magnetic block heater would be a great idea, it has just been so cold here.
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