Posted on 02/03/2019 12:02:55 PM PST by Yossarian
Edited on 02/03/2019 12:44:05 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
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The problem with mine was that on really cold days, it would 20 mins to warm up. That was about how long it took me to get to school.
Cobalt and lithium both.
I read a great article the other day saying copper would actually be a huge problem if “green” took over.
Never seemed to have problems. My Ghia always started. And I didn’t have to worry about the coolant freezing, too.
I don’t worry a whit about modern coolant freezing, but leakage is another matter all together. You can loose your motor in an instant if you get too much in your cylinder and get a hydraulic lock.
“...not subsidized by the government.” Please. Subsidized by the taxpayers in many, many ways. What a pathetic joke on the taxpayer.
Sorry, but the correct usage is "piety".
But a Tesla and pray for global warming.
Generally, no. Although I have never worked in automotive electronics.
There is commercial grade, then industrial grade for wider temperatures. And even industrial grade parts are not designed to operate in the extreme temps of the recent midwest. There is probably an automotive grade that extends the range even further. Then there is water and and a caustic environment.
Tesla is CENTRAL CAL, not NorCal. I guess people think that anything north of LA is "NorCal." They should look at a map.
It got to -50F or lower, most winters, where I lived in Canada’s northern territories. For one of those winters I had an air-cooled VW camper. It wouldn’t work at all, below about -30.
For a water-cooled ICE, you needed anti-freeze rated at -60F, or better. An electric block-heater was mandatory. Off-grid, I used a propane Tiger torch to heat the block, before starting & took the battery in at night. On-grid, I used a block-heater, an oil-pan heater, an electric battery blanket, and an electric interior pre-heater — all at once. Synthetic oil (combined with the oil-heater, on the really cold days) solved the viscosity problems.
When I pee in the snow, it comes out ‘allah’.
My dog’s pee does, too.
Next thing you know, your on the side of the road in a snow storm with no power, freezing and waiting for AAA.
= = =
Hey!
I’ll be saved by Solar!
Air cooled dubbers were great cars for winter driving. Lots of weight over the drive axles, not much problem starting if the proper oil was used. The one major drawback was HVAC. The heat was abysmal, the defrost nearly non-existant on shot hops. The solution was the old plow operator trick, don’t use the heat and run with your window down so your breath won’t fog the window.
People did what they had to in those days, these days they need their creature comforts so they can run out in their shorts and loafers to the store when it’s -10f (not kidding). I still use those old tricks to keep my windshield clear in blizzards while plowing or crawling on mountains in a snowcat.
BWAHAHAHAHA
She missed a spot.
Why, yes, I am getting old.
Unfortunately......no.
They all went on to become lawyers wives.
I guess lawyers look for penmanship in their mates.
The Germans must have learned that from the Soviets who did that to their tank engines.
““I paid $60,000 to not drain my battery so quickly.””
PT Barnum would have liked this guy.
I loved the Hornets, especially in the Pan-Am Races.
The did well at Daytona also.
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