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- From: wesf@boi.hp.com (Wes Fujii)
- Subject: Re: Extending engine life--Block heaters (was Re: Oil Priming System)
- Sender: news@boi.hp.com (News Server Project)
- Message-ID: <Bz9KEn.Dxp@boi.hp.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 19:20:46 GMT
- References: <1992Dec14.165647.2486@beaver.cs.washington.edu>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard / Boise, Idaho
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- Dylan McNamee (dylan@cs.washington.edu) wrote:
- :
- : The first simpler solution I can think of is to add an engine-block heater,
- : and to always use it when it's really cold. Apparently most engine wear
- : happens during cold starts, and the wear is worse the colder it gets.
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- And an added benefit- Leave the heater controls on and defroster vents
- open all night and the warm water circulating in the engine will keep a
- lot of the frost off the windshield, too (this works best with the tank-
- type engine heaters but works somewhat with the others).
-
- P.S. Seattle doesn't know what really cold is...
-
- Wes Fujii
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