We have it real hard down here in Houston. Today was in the upper 80's! Burr!
Cant wait to move back to the NW....
Jerk!! hahahah (kidding)
We have it real hard down here in Houston. Today was in the upper 80's! Burr!
Cant wait to move back to the NW....
in San Diego it will never be cold enough to need the block heater if the GP's are working correctly. With a properly maintained and functioning truck it can start in the single digit temps. I changed all the fluids to synthetic and had the coolant set to protect down to -55 when I went to Alaska, I wanted to see if it would start when really cold. I let it sit at work, unplugged for 13 hrs at -35, went to start it, cycled the GP's 2 times and cranked it over, it started but was a little angry for a few seconds but I know it will start when cold. For my Cold weather pack, I put a 1000w pan heater on the oil pan, a 500w pan heater on the manual trans and a 1.5A auto trickle charges on the batteries all plugged into a 4 way box( did not use my block heater ) with a single cord to the box to plug it all in. I regularly saw temps at -40 to -55 for several months and it would start just fine.
That's good testing right there. I have only seen -4degF and had good success starting w/o the block heater in that temp range. That being said, the engine sure is happier with the heater in the thick of the cold snaps. I use a timer and usually let it run for 2hrs before I'm ready to start it. It's nice having cabin heat that much faster when its that cold out.
How cold does it get in cawston?
Last winter in the great metropolis of Hixon BC, we saw temperatures of around -38C ! I am not too sure on the accuracy of the outside thermometers at those temperatures, but rest assured it was around -40C. I worked in the Beaufort for a few years back in the 1980's and it can be just as cold in Hixon as I found it in the Beaufort Sea.
Thx
Ya know I had rather hoped people would add in their cold weather prep, for those of us whom live where it does/can get good and cold...hot areas don't have the same issues us Northern folk have...and I'm certain that the PG guys have it worse more frequently than we do here where I am...same with the AB folks or those out towards Cranbrook etc...Now you southern BC...the island and vancouver have it a little easier...but DON"T FORGET WINTER TYRES!!!!!!
Didn't mean to hi-jack the thread, was just pointing out that a properly maintained truck can and will start and run in extreamly cold conditions. with a working GP system theas trucks will start at -15 or warmer with out plugging in the block heater, and by putting on an oil pan heater and not using the block heater the entire engine benifits from the heat with no chance of a cracked block at the area of the block heater.
NO NO...you didn't that's good info and thanks...I was just wondering what others packed...did etc...in preperation for winter driving ....that's all
Al