Anyone Got a Battery Warmer?
25 January 2002, 11:37 AM
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Good one there.....if yer batterys that knackered that you have to warm it up then get in the car, get yer mates to push start you (as the batts obviously useless ! 
) and drive to Halfords for a new battery.....
Chocolate tea pots for sale.....
) and drive to Halfords for a new battery.....Chocolate tea pots for sale.....
25 January 2002, 11:56 AM
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My battery aint knackard, its just that I drive my scooby every two weeks or so....Hence the Battery Warmer.
Found it on the US SUBARU SITE. http://www.subaru.com
So I take it no one here has one then......
Will have to contact Subaru US, to have one shipped over then.
My battery aint knackard, its just that I drive my scooby every two weeks or so....Hence the Battery Warmer.
Found it on the US SUBARU SITE. http://www.subaru.com
So I take it no one here has one then......
Will have to contact Subaru US, to have one shipped over then.
25 January 2002, 12:05 PM
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I think you guys will find that the 2 pin plug on the end of the lead is actually a mains lead.....of course, it will be 110v or whatever they use over there.
Quite common in the northern parts (i.e. where it gets down to about -40) to have battery, engine warmers etc.
When it gets REALLY cold out in the wilds, they just light a bonfire under the sump
Quite common in the northern parts (i.e. where it gets down to about -40) to have battery, engine warmers etc.
When it gets REALLY cold out in the wilds, they just light a bonfire under the sump
25 January 2002, 03:02 PM
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[oh bum, now Dave T-S has got all serious, that means I have to too...]
Well, in Mongolia our Land Rover was fitted with two petrol-fed pre-heaters, which ISTR had one spark plug and direct feeds from the tank via electric fuel pumps. One was in the engine bay, one in the cabin. The idea was that one pre-heated the block coolant, thus putting less strain on the battery and so allowing the engine to start easier. The other pre-heated (or just heated, on cold days) the cabin for the occupants. I can't remember the brand, but the whole lot was put together in the UK and shipped out, where the original buyers pulled out and we bought it s/h instead. Unfortunately this was without instructions, and the bloody things never worked when needed. Tip - leaving a Landie (Defender) out in the open night in -28C will not aid starting in the morning. We just plugged in a convector heater and left it under the sump for a couple of hours. The bonfire trick on a petrol engine is probably not a good idea.
...sorry, what was this thread about again?
Well, in Mongolia our Land Rover was fitted with two petrol-fed pre-heaters, which ISTR had one spark plug and direct feeds from the tank via electric fuel pumps. One was in the engine bay, one in the cabin. The idea was that one pre-heated the block coolant, thus putting less strain on the battery and so allowing the engine to start easier. The other pre-heated (or just heated, on cold days) the cabin for the occupants. I can't remember the brand, but the whole lot was put together in the UK and shipped out, where the original buyers pulled out and we bought it s/h instead. Unfortunately this was without instructions, and the bloody things never worked when needed. Tip - leaving a Landie (Defender) out in the open night in -28C will not aid starting in the morning. We just plugged in a convector heater and left it under the sump for a couple of hours. The bonfire trick on a petrol engine is probably not a good idea.
...sorry, what was this thread about again?
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