"Jason Bleazard" <jason.dml@bleazard.net> wrote:
: Anyone got any good ideas how to keep the engine warm overnight, or warm it
: up in the morning so it isn't so hard to start? Short of installing a block
: heater, that is.
: I'm a bit nervous about running a space heater in the engine compartment,
: which is about the only thing I can think of.
I'm assuming you are referring to your '95 in which case I'd be
a bit leery of trying this due to the 5 speed, but most remote engine
starters have a "cold weather mode" which you can turn on that causes
the engine to start and run for about 10 minutes every 4 hours or so.
I don't think I'd want to try it on a 5 speed but might be an option
for an auto.
Another option might be getting one of those torpedo heaters and
shooting it under the truck from about 3 feet in front (maybe build
a little "ramp" you could put under the truck to direct the air up
into the engine compartment? This might not be such a hit with the
neighbors though; you already know how noisy those things are! :-)
Another (much more involved) method might be figuring a way to
install fittings in your heater hoses which you could hook up to
something that would heat up the coolant and circulate it through
the block. Pic project. ;-)
---Jon-
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