Starting the car this morning
10/30/06 07:00 AM Filed in: Alt. Fuels
It was 55 degrees this morning when I got to my car.
I turned the key to the first notch and waited 1
minute before starting. It's hard to say if the
injection heaters helped. Perhaps it did and it would
have taken much longer to start without them. I
expected it would turn over immediately, but instead
it cranked 5 or 6 times before starting. I know the
heater starts getting hot as soon as the key is
turned to accessory, because I've felt it. I'm just
not sure how long it takes to get really hot. I'll
have to figure out some way to measure the heat and
determine how long it takes the lines to get to a
significant temp.