On Mon, 30 Dec 2013 20:06:28 +0000 (UTC), Tegger
wrote:


True but irrelevant.

You originally said the ambient temperature was -18 with a wind chill of
-40, and implied that the wind chill would have some effect on the engine's
ability to start. Wind chill will have NO effect on the engine at all. The
engine knows it's -18 and no lower.


That depends on how long it's left in the wind. It takes a looong
time for an engine to lose residual heat.
It'll take much longer to reach that -18 if parked out of the wind.
Parking a car in shelter can make a big difference.