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David Buchner
This poor Outback Sport can't get plugged in overnight; needs to be
thawed out all at once in the morning. As fast as possible, please.
Has anybody tried putting in an aftermarket heater of the kind that goes
in a coolant line? ("tank heaters" they're usually called -- although
there's also the lower radiator hose kind... heat the coolant and
circulate it through the engine) I have one on my ancient diesel Fordson
tractor, and it gets the whole thing almost to operating temperature, in
about 3 hours, at around 20 below zero.
Also -- have any other high-latitude-persons with Imprezas noticed a
decided lack of enthusiasm in cold-weather starts? Once it gets below
zero, this thing is really slow-cranking. Should I be thinking about a
bigger CCA battery when it's due (soon, at this rate)? Or bigger cables?
Or is the starter motor just kinda wimpy?
(I swear I saw that car give me a dirty look after I jump-started it
with the pickup at -35 this morning. She clearly preferred to sit there
quiet and frozen...)
thawed out all at once in the morning. As fast as possible, please.
Has anybody tried putting in an aftermarket heater of the kind that goes
in a coolant line? ("tank heaters" they're usually called -- although
there's also the lower radiator hose kind... heat the coolant and
circulate it through the engine) I have one on my ancient diesel Fordson
tractor, and it gets the whole thing almost to operating temperature, in
about 3 hours, at around 20 below zero.
Also -- have any other high-latitude-persons with Imprezas noticed a
decided lack of enthusiasm in cold-weather starts? Once it gets below
zero, this thing is really slow-cranking. Should I be thinking about a
bigger CCA battery when it's due (soon, at this rate)? Or bigger cables?
Or is the starter motor just kinda wimpy?
(I swear I saw that car give me a dirty look after I jump-started it
with the pickup at -35 this morning. She clearly preferred to sit there
quiet and frozen...)