[AT] Polar Ice Caps

[charliehill]

Heat rises.  It seems to me you could just put the heat lamp, fllod lamp or 
whatever on the floor or the ground with the bulb pointing up under the 
engine bay.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "CEE VILL" <cvee60 at hotmail.com>
To: "new atislist" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Polar Ice Caps



It will make a big improvement, Bob as long as you keep in mind the fire 
hazard and use good judgment with placement.  As Kevin points out, even a 
trouble light with a 75 or 100 watt bulb can do the job.  I did that for 
part of one winter about 10 years ago with an '86 Olds Delta.  It would 
crank fine, but below around +20 F, just would not fire off and run.  The 
trouble light under the hood did the trick.  I was driving that one through 
the winter to finish it off.  My wife had hit a deer with it and rumpled the 
front pretty bad.  After we replaced the car, I bought  body parts from the 
South and repaired it, so it was an "extra vehicle".  Driving one mile each 
way to work didn't require a great car, but it did have to start when 
needed.

Charlie in WNY

P.S.  Kevin,  I think the '56 Olds was quite a machine.  The nearest I came 
to that was a '56 Pontiac Star Chief that served me well for two or three 
years in the 1960's.  At that time work was 20 miles away so I was on pretty 
good terms with the gas station operator.  Now there is a memory.  The guy 
used to faithfully come out and pump your gasoline purchase and did not act 
like he was diong you a favor to interrupt his newspaper reading to take 
your money..



> From: nysports at frontiernet.net
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:09:24 -0500
> Subject: Re: [AT] Polar Ice Caps
>
> Thanks, Charlie. I may just do that tomorrow night. Battery in my Baja 
> still
> seems to have plenty of cranking power, but it's now approaching five 
> years
> old. And when they do go, it's usually some morning when it's -20 or 
> colder.
>
> Bob
>

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