You could also consider a block heater or frost plug however you would need to power it somehow with AC power or DC through an inverter. Not as efficient than gear reduction - however I wonder what is better for the engine. Bruce On Thursday, February 16, 2023, David Boan <dboan@outlook.com> wrote: > Hello Vanagon Types > > I just returned from a short trip to our local mountains to do some > snowshoeing. My van is well setup for driving in snow although not a > syncro. The challenge I face is not the snow but getting the van to start > in sub-zero temps. The other morning at 8 AM it was -10f, and it is not > uncommon to be much colder than that. When my starter battery starts to > give up I can jump it from my two 100ah house batteries, but it still > cranks slowly and took me more than a half hour to get it started. > > I am wondering if I would be better off with a gear reduction starter. I > read that GoWesty recommends the high output gear reduction starter for > operating in sub-zero temps. So, my question is, does anyone have > experience with this starter? For those of you in the cold climates, does > this seem like a good investment? > > Dave B > Boise > '85 Westy > |
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