Snag wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote:
Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 1/7/2014 11:34 AM, Snag wrote:

The camper loses a lot of heat , it was never meant for winter
use . But we've got a few thousand trees , quite a lot of standing
and downed dead wood . That should get me thru the winter , we'll
be better prepared next year . And we DID leave a faucet dripping ,
just not quite enough flow . My truck too is on the charger ,
wouldn't kick over earlier . I also hung
a 75W incan light bulb down between the rad and motor and threw a
cover over the hood area . I had slush in the radiator , but
apparently not enough in the motor to lock up the water pump .

Sorry to hear the cold is giving you trouble.
I wonder if I have any filament light bulbs I
can leave under the hood. Today I did use a
ceramic space heater to help thaw pipes.

My truck won't start on ether, so my main
mechanic suggests some heat on the distributor
cap, in case there is water in there.


I'm not bragging or anything, but it was -2 this morning and both my
'04 and my wife's '05 started with one push of the remote from my
nice warm living room. My daughter had to go out and start her '02,
but it turned over on the first try.

My wife's car usually stalls right after starting when it's below 20
or so, but the remote automatically tries again and it always stays
running on the second try.

I know I'm wasting gas/money, but it's safer to drive when you're not
shivering. ;-)


Hey , the wife's '01 Mazda Tribute fired the first time too . But my '86
carbed GMC pickup is anudder animal ...

Hi,
-2 deg. is cold? No block heater for the engine?
Even -20 deg. is nothing for us up here. Our cold is
very, very dry cold.