Hey guys, as a practical matter, and because I'm a weather nut, please
identify WHERE you live when discussing the cold temperatures.
Andrew
24 degrees F. this AM, going into the high 30s.
On 1/17/07, Levi Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Yeah, It's supposed to be closer to 25F this afternoon and I'm hoping
> to
> get
> out before dark so hoping I won't need the headlights, rear defroster
> nor
> as
> much for starting. I'll plug in the block heater so tomorrow's single
> digits hopefully won't be as bad, and if nothing else it gets a nice 45
> minute charge about 4 times a week. The 15 minute drives are probably
> about
> 10 times a week, but normally they're not this cold and it's enough to
> get
> the temp up to 80C.
>
> Levi
>
> On 1/17/07, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > HOWEVER... Apparently when it gets down around 5F, I need to let
> > > OFF
> > > the
> > > fuel... My startup went like this:
> > > Glow light went off around 15 seconds. I started cranking around
> > > 25
> > > seconds
> > > with the fuel to the floor. cranked for maybe 5-10 seconds (rather
> > > slowly)
> > > and it started to make some sounds of combustion, then started
> > > dying
> > > out
> > > again. I let it crank for maybe another 5 seconds. Decided to
> > > press
> > > my
> > > luck and try for another glow cycle. I think I let it go for like
> > > 30
> > > seconds this time. Tried cranking again with the pedal floored and
> > > again it
> > > slighty sounded like it was going to start, then started dying
> > > again.
> > > So I
> > > took my foot off the fuel and after a couple seconds it started
> > > coming
> > > to
> > > life. It was about half running with the starter still helping for
> > > a
> > > few
> > > seconds while I tried to feed in just enough fuel to keep it
> > > running.
> >
> > I continue to be impressed with the 200D's cold-starting ability.
> > It must have _very_ good compression. Even at its worst it has
> > started
> > very easily in comparison. I'm sure the POS battery is its weakest
> > link right now. There's no doubt the car has a no-start temperature,
> > and that we've been pretty close to it here lately, but so far, so
> > good... This car exhibits none of the coughing and puking of the
> > SDL when cold-starting, and that car lives in a semi-warm garage.
> > (It probably has air-leaky IP seals.)
> >
> > Of course, at home I use the block heater a lot. No sense
> > making it any harder than I have to to start.
> >
> > > I'm just hoping I got enough charge back in the battery on my
> > > 15 minute trip to work with the defrosters and headlights and
> > > what not on.
> >
> > 'Enough'? Perhaps, but certainly you didn't get a full charge
> > back in in only that time. Not with what it sounds like you took
> > out. Get in some longer drives, or invest in a small battery
> > charger for occasional overnight refreshment.
> >
> > -- Jim
> >
> >
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