Never gave a shit about diesel until I pondered the question: how to heck would i survive Kim Jong Un's EMP

Never gave a shit about diesel until I pondered the question: how to heck would i survive Kim Jong Un's EMP

Obviously, the less electronics, the better in this scenario. My question is, if an EMP was detonated and it did wipe out the power grid, and somehow I survived but had an old diesel truck,

>What would need to be replaced
>how would i get glowplugs to work
>what is the bare minimum required to go

For the last question, what I mean is, take away everything but the wheels, the chasis and the engine/transmission. What is the bare minimum that would have to be assembled to drive? Is that even a realistic question?

I was wondering also, are there any companies manufacturing vehicles like this? Like, a small truck that you store parts for in some kind of shield, and then bust them out and you're ready to go in the event that you need to get the fuck out?

Also, good choices for diesel trucks appreciated. Love my subaru wagon, but I don't think it'll serve me much good in a survival situation

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If you go back to the MK1 Golf era up to the MK3 golf (up to 1995 only when they started doing tdi instead of td)
All the diesels on them could be started with a 9v battery.

The only thing the battery does, is when the key is turned open the fuel solenoid and crank the starter.
You can skip the key by putting a 9v battery onto the fuel pump wire and earthing it, this will open the solenoid. Then bump start it.

This is the most basic form - I'm not sure what an EMP will wipe out, will it kill simple electro magnet solenoids and a plain 9v battery? If so, i guess you could replace the solenoid with a manual plunger and lock or something.

Everything else on the engine is purely mechanical.

This is probably true of most early diesels

Just to add too, glow plugs aren't imperative but they help a fuck load. My old diesel caddy with no working glow plugs took like 30sec to start

Interesting, I didn't even think about the euro diesel cars. We don't see much of those in America, at least not where I am. Mileage alone would make those a top contender for owning in a shtf scenario. Might be a bit pressed for a bed, but I'm sure a toe hook could accomplish a lot.

isnt it possible to start a 300d with a disconnected battery by just rolling down a hill ?

Old humvee my friend
also keep some batteries and other electronic equipment in a faraday cage

suzuki samurai with lots of simple mods

I forgot about this combo...
So the AAZ engine is the last 1.9 diesel that VW made that was purely mechanicl.

Coupled with a little suzuki. I think we're onto something here

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As long as you have access to some electricity, a turbine is the way to go.
Turbines must always be under a load while running so they can't just idle like a piston engine, but they burn literally anything. They could give less of a shit what is being thrown into them and they basically make the same amount of power. This is all because is compresses the gas to a ridiculous pressure. This also means that turbines still work very well in areas with very low oxygen levels like high atmosphere or post apocalyptic situations. They also require very little matinence and are known for being very reliable.
The M1Abrams uses a turbine engine for this reason as they know troops may not always have access to proper fuel. So just find some fryer oil or even crude oil, pour that shit in and keep going.

i guess if you have the time to wrench on something like this. I'd rather go with something stock that I can also find parts for easily. In a perfect scenario, I'd have spares of every part that would wear out to keep it running. If they don't make this motor anymore, I don't see myself wanting to use this as a SHTF vehicle. A daily though, this thing is awesome.