My diesel Vanagon has never seen temps below about = 30 degrees in California. Now that I am in Virginia, I will need to keep it = running (and starting) down to the low 20's and occasionally below that. It has = been starting a little hard currently around 30 degrees.

I plan to replace the glow plugs soon and probably = the 60 mo. battery which is a few years old now. Do any list members have other suggestions?

Can I use one of those oil dip stick heaters? The = engine is slanted which makes this option seem impractical.

I have also just switched to 10W40 Castrol GTX from = 20W50. The engine runs great when warmed up.

Many thanks in advance.

Jim Snyder