XPost: rec.food.cooking   
   From: cc@invalid.cc   
      
   On 11/28/2024 5:03 PM, Dave Smith wrote:   
   > On 2024-11-28 5:32 p.m., clams casino wrote:   
   >> On 11/28/2024 2:34 PM, Dave Smith wrote:   
   >   
   >>>> Makes the cars easier to start and prolongs battery life too.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Modern cars start in the cold, not like the old days when you had to   
   >>> use a choke and a few prayers. The cost of heating the garage would   
   >>> far exceed the cost of a slightly shorter battery life.   
   >>   
   >> Your diesel fuel gels up there, even with the seasonal formulation.   
   >   
   > Around here it rarely gets cold enough to cause diesel fuel to gel. I   
   > had a diesel powered pickup for a few years and it never failed to   
   > start. And I was parking outside   
      
   Moderating influence of terrain, the rest of Canadia is not so   
   well-treated by winter.   
      
   https://youtu.be/MIy7e0vwHe8   
      
   >>   
   >> Crankcase oil gets syrupy.   
   >   
   >   
   > Yes it does, but it gets moving soon enough so you just idle for a   
   > minute or so and then drive slowly for a  couple miles.   
      
   In a hurry?   
      
   That won't be optimal.   
      
      
   >>   
   >> Cranking amps are the least of it.   
   >>   
   >> And batteries fare poorly in sever cold.   
   >   
   >   
   > Trickle chargers will keep you battery charged and stop it from   
   > freezing. I put one on my motorcycle and I get 6-7 years out of a battery.   
      
      
   https://www.youtube.com/shorts/J76xbQ-9cbo?feature=share   
      
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