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Do you have a heater for you vehicle???
montanajoe
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...to keep the engine/oil warm so it will start,,
block heater
dip stick heater
magnetic oil pan heater
battery blanket
heater hose in line heater
other
????????????
Whatda you got
block heater
dip stick heater
magnetic oil pan heater
battery blanket
heater hose in line heater
other
????????????
Whatda you got
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Have oil dip stick for the rest, but have not needed them.
Other vehicles start when it is cold, fuel injected.
Plow doesn't, carburetor ya know.
The difficult part is staying warm between the house and the garage. I try and not think about after I get the vehicle out of the garage.
What I really need is a heated cab on the snowblower. On the other hand, if it is that cold out, I don't get all that concerned about moving snow off the sidewalk.
The tractor dealer instructed me to only plug in the heater for an hour prior to starting engine. I asked about leaving it plugged in overnight and was told not to do so as it would wear out said heater before it's normal working span. That and the wasted energy involved.
I also use a heavy duty electric timer, that way I don't have to run it all night. I just set it to start two hours before I want to leave. Those block heaters use 1500 watts of electricity an hour so it saves me a bundle just running it for 2 hours a day instead of 8-12 sometimes 16 hour a day
But depending on what your cooling capacity is you can get by with more or less time to warm it up. For instance a semi would take about 4 hours the warm-up, but a small car it would only take probably 20 minutes to warm up, it's something that you would have to experiment with for each individual vehicle until you found the spot where it has warmed up your antifreeze to where it's as hot as it will get without running it too long. I used one of those electric thermometers and went out every day and shortened the time by 15 minutes a day until the temperature started dropping a little and then raised the time backup 15 minutes..
I don't really need it other then I think it's a smart idea to run one when it's cold, I think it's easier on the engine, my glow plugs in my Powerstroke does a fine job without it. Plus it takes less time for it to heat up to where the heater blows warm
Just my opinion
My suburban doesn?t need one, hasn?t had a problem yet. But I don?t like driving it to work unless I have to, being 60+ miles one way to work.
Nice to get in the 7.3 on a zero morning and it's blowing warm air immediately.
I no longer use diesel pickups and run synthetic engine oil so the Chevy gassers really don't care if it's hot or cold.
"And then when it does, it makes awful funny noises for 10 minutes."
That's the sound of YOUR money going down the drain.
You are avoiding the question.
Does your recliner have a heating pad?
no I keep that on the couch........
Retired now. Toyota Highlander stays in my attached garage and I don't travel in winter unless it's to Arizona.
Yes, my recliner has a heating pad! And a blanket.
I grew up on a small 168 acre farm. It was the typical poor, make due with what you've got type of farm. We froze our @$$3$ off every winter since not a single one of our tractors had a cab. I had found a large broken piece of flexible pexiglass one summer. With my moms help, I used it for a windshield, then we used gunny sacks and sewed them together up around the engine compartment and they led back to the drivers area. At the back it flared out to hook to the fenders. I tried to make a top for it, but it was mostly too much hassle to use in practice. This was on a narrow front International "M" tractor and you enter from the back. Anyway, when all was done, it was still cold, but not teeth rattling, chill you to the bone type of cold. The engine put off enough head that made its way back to take the chill off. My dad liked it so much that he ended up deciding it was important enough to save for one for our bigger tractor. It was a screaming Jimmy Oliver and it fit a lot better of course, and it was actually quite warm in spite of being fairly open.
I have a lot of family in Nebraska, that at that time had similar type tractors. They ended up scabbing together something similar for one of their Minneapolis Moline tractor. I can't imagine not having one in temps well below zero and wind. brrr.
In the Army they always told us -
Don't run, if you can walk.
Don't walk, if you can ride.
Don't ride, if you can stand.
Don't stand, if you can sit.
Don't sit, if you can lie down.
Why are you sitting in the recliner - instead of lying down on the couch?
Maybe I should add -
Don't sit, if you can recline.
That looks a lot like our old International "M". We also had a very similar model 400. That wrap is a whole lot less 'bubba' than ours was.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
I believe you might have forgotten something...once a Marine always a Marine.
There are exceptions though. One of my old school mates that I went all the way though school with from 1st grade to the 12th grade was drafted into the Army...or so he thought. When he got to the place where he was to be sworn in they sent him to the Marines instead. :shock: He's the only person I ever knew that was drafted into the Marines.
He said he caught hell in boot camp when the drill sergeant would get in his face and ask him what ever made him think he could be a Marine? That's when he would tell'em "I didn't think I could be a Marine, I was drafted." He said that really pissed them off.
Well old Morris made it though boot camp and then they sent him to San Diego, CA where his next stop was to be sunny Vietnam. That's where Morris said enough is enough! He said I would have gone if I was in the Army but there's no way in hell I"m going to Vietnam as a Marine 'cause it was a one way ticket. Morris packed his bag and thumbed home to Tennessee where he hide out until Jimmy Carter set him free.
Looking back now that doesn't seem to have been a bad decision on his part.
the real problem was always the battery.
Most late production trucks that have factory installed block heaters have a temperature sensor in the cord that only activates the heater when the temp gets below 0?F. Ain't that just dandy? Heater only works if the temp is below zero. I believe you can replace the cord with an older variant that does not have a temp sensor. Not exactly sure what year this came into play, but I'm thinking mid 2000's?
Temps here in the winter often are -20 degrees or colder.
Both vehicles are fuel injected w/electronic ignition, sit outside and right up, no issues.
Decades ago when vehicles did not have electronic ignition and fuel injected, there were more 'cold' starting issues.
Vehicles that were well maintained generally fired up in any temperature.
The "heaters" I keep in the glove box or under the seat AWAYS WORK!!!
We have enough gun laws, what we need is IDIOT control.
Blood makes you related. Loyalty makes you family.
I thought getting old would take longer. :shock:
Sometimes they just give up on trying to teach a Marine things.
? otherwise, you'll find an excuse.