Well, the only place that I've got to plug in the block heater (thank goodness it's got one) is at home, so parking in an open lot or uncovered garage for any extended length during the day is just not do-able. Fortunately, the Golf TDI has no problem in the winter at all.
Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 11/2/05, LT Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tim, > > With the "new" glow plugs and the car in the garage and the block heater on > a timer, I can start after one pre-glow even at -20F temps. It might take > about 30 seconds of cranking if the car has been outside for a bit during > the workday but it always catches. ... I throw the battery charger on > overnight pretty frequently during the winter months, because my commute to > work is only a mile and there isn't enough time to let the battery charge > much. I also plug in the block heater while at work if the temps are +10F or > lower. > > On 11/2/05, TimothyPilgrim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > How much cranking on the starter after those glow cycles does it take > > for your cars to catch then? Last year, I would let me plugs glow > > until I heard the relay "click" some 15 seconds after glow start. Then > > it was take a few seconds of cranking with the accelerator pedal to > > the floor to get the engine going. Does that sound about right? > > > > At least I learned last year from you telling me about the > > pedal-to-the-metal and keep 'er cranking. I made a world of difference > > for me. > > > > There are some days though that without the block heater, there's no > > way my car is starting. It basically prevents me from driving to a > > place where I have to park outside in the winter for fear of not being > > able to start it again. > > > > Tim > > 1982 300TD Moby > > > > On 10/31/05, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Gabriel S. wrote: > > > > Ahhh i see, if you refer to "city driven" i don't consider my car a > > city > > > > car...i do live 60 miles outside of los angeles. BTW, how long does it > > take > > > > you on average during the winter to pre glow your car? > > > > > > At freezing I let the car 4 cylinder cars glow for 10 sec and the 6 > > > cylinder glow for 15 sec. At zero F I double that. I glow the 5 cylinder > > > cars somewhere in between. > > > > > > Marshall > > > -- > > > Marshall Booth Ph.D. > > > Ass't Prof. (ret.) > > > Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine > > > Department of Pharmacology 1300 BST > > > Pittsburgh PA 15261 USA > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > -- > 1977 240D > 1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle > > http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
