Date:         Mon, 17 Jan 2000 17:55:21 +0000
Reply-To:     Betsy Webb <WebbKVMA@ADELPHIA.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Betsy Webb <WebbKVMA@ADELPHIA.NET>
Organization: Kids Voting Massachusetts
Subject:      Re: colder than cold
Comments: To: "~K~" <maddie@INTERLOG.COM>
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Hi K

Cold here in Plymouth and my heater on the vanagon died.  but the van runs.

I can't speak about the Vanagons in the extreme cold but did have a
truck in northern Wisconson that would never start if it was -12F or
below.  Always started at -10 though.  I ended up putting in a block
heater.  It went in on the heater hose.  This worked great.  jWarning,
don't try to install when it is way below zero.  Had minor frostbite
from the antfreeze.

Good luck.  Stay warm.

Brad
85 Vanagon

~K~ wrote:
>
> Well..
> It's really cold here in Toronto.
> Poor old Vanagon didn't have the energy to start this morning...even with a
> new battery and after a boost.
> I brought the battery inside..but i was wondering if turning on the
> aux.heater would do anything to help things inside warm up. Any suggestions
> from other cold weather types?
> I hope it's not a wait till spring thing....
> sigh.