prophet@umcp-cs.UUCP (Dennis Gibbs) (01/25/85)
<> > My trick in cold weather is, before attempting to start the car, > turn on the headlights for a minute or so. Turning the lights on > gets the battery warmed up slowly. > . > . > . > Brian Millham > ...!drutx!review Won't turning the engine over with the starter accomplish the same thing? At least that way, you are using the battery for a more useful purpose. After turning the engine over for a few seconds, pause for about 30 seconds, then try starting the engine again. Dennis Gibbs -- Call-Me: Dennis Gibbs, Univ. of Md. Comp. Sci. Center. UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!prophet CSNet: prophet@umcp-cs BITNET: GIBBS@UMDB ARPA: prophet@Maryland
review@drutx.UUCP (Millham) (01/29/85)
<> >> My trick in cold weather is, before attempting to start the car, >> turn on the headlights for a minute or so. Turning the lights on >> gets the battery warmed up slowly. >> . >> . >> . >> Brian Millham >> ...!drutx!review > > >Won't turning the engine over with the starter accomplish the same thing? At >least that way, you are using the battery for a more useful purpose. After >turning the engine over for a few seconds, pause for about 30 seconds, then >try starting the engine again. > > Dennis Gibbs > >-- >Call-Me: Dennis Gibbs, Univ. of Md. Comp. Sci. Center. >UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!prophet >CSNet: prophet@umcp-cs >BITNET: GIBBS@UMDB > ARPA: prophet@Maryland My car would never start unless I used the headlights. Turning the engine over would kill the battery. I think the starter put to much strain on the battery. -------------------------------------------- Brian Millham AT & T Information Systems Denver, Co. ...!inhp4!drutx!review