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(Message started by: deefer on Jan 20^th, 2006, 8:07am)

Title: Not starting in very cold weather, ideas welcome
Post by deefer on Jan 20^th, 2006, 8:07am

Hi,

well it hit -30c last night and the scorio wouldn't start this morning. New battery, plugs and leads. It turns over well (for about 10 minutes before killing the battery, just doesn't fire up.

Starts almost immediately with a tow.

Any ideas what I can do to help starting in this extreme weather ?

Title: Re: Not starting in very cold weather, ideas welco
Post by Snoopy on Jan 20^th, 2006, 8:11am

get a heater kit, the battery is obvioulsy suffering in the very cold weather and the voltages are dropping below the acceptable levels when trying to start or get an additional battery to help with the starting. Or place one of those old type heaters under the sump over night they run on kerosene. like this one http://greenhousebrochures.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=220&osCsid=3405357604e2e79bbcafce51895a1e39

Title: Re: Not starting in very cold weather, ideas welco
Post by mr._floppy on Jan 20^th, 2006, 2:39pm

-30c :o ! that's really COLD

I take it you don't live in the UK ?