We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember The Natural Philosopher
saying something like:

I had a guy with an old diesel tractor working here for a while. His
method was to remove a bit of air intake, tip a cupful of diesel into
the air intake, and if the glo plug failed to set it alight, use a bit
of lit newspaper. Then cranking that lot over sucked raw flames into the
cylinders, and it usually belched and rumbled its way to life with
clouds of black smoke.

I wouldn't treat an engine that way myself tho...

Bit of bent wire, burning rag. Used to do that all the time with my S2a
slug. Wouldn't do it with a CR diesel, mind.
--

Dave