Barry Bean

"Jo Bo" <jromas SPAM@columbus.rr.com> wrote in
news:d04Xg.12826$Cq3.6521@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com:

> It's tied to the dip stick tube on my 06 crd. I've owned diesel cars
> since 78 in central Ohio and have never needed one yet.

Sometimes its not a matter of "needing" so much as it is avoiding wear and
tear during the coldest part of winter. As much as posible, we plug
everything diesel in or park it inside during the bad weather.

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Barry Bean

"Jo Bo" <jromas SPAM@columbus.rr.com> wrote in
news:d04Xg.12826$Cq3.6521@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com:

> It's tied to the dip stick tube on my 06 crd. I've owned diesel cars
> since 78 in central Ohio and have never needed one yet.

Sometimes its not a matter of "needing" so much as it is avoiding wear and
tear during the coldest part of winter. As much as posible, we plug
everything diesel in or park it inside during the bad weather.

--
Ask Me Why I support Stem Cell Research
http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/faqs.asp

Barry Bean

"Jo Bo" <jromas SPAM@columbus.rr.com> wrote in
news:d04Xg.12826$Cq3.6521@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com:

> It's tied to the dip stick tube on my 06 crd. I've owned diesel cars
> since 78 in central Ohio and have never needed one yet.

Sometimes its not a matter of "needing" so much as it is avoiding wear and
tear during the coldest part of winter. As much as posible, we plug
everything diesel in or park it inside during the bad weather.

--
Ask Me Why I support Stem Cell Research
http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/faqs.asp

Jeffrey DeWitt

Barry Bean wrote:
> Jeffrey DeWitt <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in news:uIEWg.8797$UE6.5556
> @tornado.southeast.rr.com:
>
>
>>One of the advantages to living in the sunny South, I've never had (or
>>needed) a block heater.
>
>
> It doesn't have to get all that cold for a blockheater to be nice to have.
> We're only 100 miles North of Memphis, but there are still a few weeks in
> the winter when a block heater makes life a little easier in the morning,
> whether you're talking about a 4 cylinder car diesel or the ton trucks. Why
> push the starter more than you have to?
>

I've never had a diesel so never really thought about it that much
except for really cold weather.

Jeff DeWitt

Jeffrey DeWitt

Barry Bean wrote:
> Jeffrey DeWitt <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in news:uIEWg.8797$UE6.5556
> @tornado.southeast.rr.com:
>
>
>>One of the advantages to living in the sunny South, I've never had (or
>>needed) a block heater.
>
>
> It doesn't have to get all that cold for a blockheater to be nice to have.
> We're only 100 miles North of Memphis, but there are still a few weeks in
> the winter when a block heater makes life a little easier in the morning,
> whether you're talking about a 4 cylinder car diesel or the ton trucks. Why
> push the starter more than you have to?
>

I've never had a diesel so never really thought about it that much
except for really cold weather.

Jeff DeWitt

Jeffrey DeWitt

Barry Bean wrote:
> Jeffrey DeWitt <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in news:uIEWg.8797$UE6.5556
> @tornado.southeast.rr.com:
>
>
>>One of the advantages to living in the sunny South, I've never had (or
>>needed) a block heater.
>
>
> It doesn't have to get all that cold for a blockheater to be nice to have.
> We're only 100 miles North of Memphis, but there are still a few weeks in
> the winter when a block heater makes life a little easier in the morning,
> whether you're talking about a 4 cylinder car diesel or the ton trucks. Why
> push the starter more than you have to?
>

I've never had a diesel so never really thought about it that much
except for really cold weather.

Jeff DeWitt

RoyJ

Modern FI vehicles are good down to about -20F (-30C give or take a few
degrees!) and then they like a block heater. Somewhere around -40F
(-40C), starting gets iffy without some extra heat. I've had an unaided
start after sitting overnight in a motel parking lot at -37F. At that
point neither the vehicle or myself wanted to move! I might add that 30
weight oil congeals and turns to a white slush at that point. Open the
top of the can, turn it upsidedown, it just sits there and stares at you.

Barry Bean wrote:

> Jeffrey DeWitt <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in news:uIEWg.8797$UE6.5556
> @tornado.southeast.rr.com:
>
>
>>One of the advantages to living in the sunny South, I've never had (or
>>needed) a block heater.
>
>
> It doesn't have to get all that cold for a blockheater to be nice to have.
> We're only 100 miles North of Memphis, but there are still a few weeks in
> the winter when a block heater makes life a little easier in the morning,
> whether you're talking about a 4 cylinder car diesel or the ton trucks. Why
> push the starter more than you have to?
>

RoyJ

Modern FI vehicles are good down to about -20F (-30C give or take a few
degrees!) and then they like a block heater. Somewhere around -40F
(-40C), starting gets iffy without some extra heat. I've had an unaided
start after sitting overnight in a motel parking lot at -37F. At that
point neither the vehicle or myself wanted to move! I might add that 30
weight oil congeals and turns to a white slush at that point. Open the
top of the can, turn it upsidedown, it just sits there and stares at you.

Barry Bean wrote:

> Jeffrey DeWitt <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in news:uIEWg.8797$UE6.5556
> @tornado.southeast.rr.com:
>
>
>>One of the advantages to living in the sunny South, I've never had (or
>>needed) a block heater.
>
>
> It doesn't have to get all that cold for a blockheater to be nice to have.
> We're only 100 miles North of Memphis, but there are still a few weeks in
> the winter when a block heater makes life a little easier in the morning,
> whether you're talking about a 4 cylinder car diesel or the ton trucks. Why
> push the starter more than you have to?
>

RoyJ

Modern FI vehicles are good down to about -20F (-30C give or take a few
degrees!) and then they like a block heater. Somewhere around -40F
(-40C), starting gets iffy without some extra heat. I've had an unaided
start after sitting overnight in a motel parking lot at -37F. At that
point neither the vehicle or myself wanted to move! I might add that 30
weight oil congeals and turns to a white slush at that point. Open the
top of the can, turn it upsidedown, it just sits there and stares at you.

Barry Bean wrote:

> Jeffrey DeWitt <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in news:uIEWg.8797$UE6.5556
> @tornado.southeast.rr.com:
>
>
>>One of the advantages to living in the sunny South, I've never had (or
>>needed) a block heater.
>
>
> It doesn't have to get all that cold for a blockheater to be nice to have.
> We're only 100 miles North of Memphis, but there are still a few weeks in
> the winter when a block heater makes life a little easier in the morning,
> whether you're talking about a 4 cylinder car diesel or the ton trucks. Why
> push the starter more than you have to?
>