[diesel_mercedes] Re: cold starting

With a block heater you're good to well past anything Quebec can throw
at you. Here in the Great White North my 300SD has started in -20C
without use of the block heater and has started easily at -40C with
the block heater in use.

Kelvin
82 300SD
92 Mitsubishi Pajero TD

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Victor Granic"
<victorgranic@...> wrote:
>
> I'm thinking about driving my '85 300TD into the frigid depths of
> Quebec City, Canada during mid-February. I was wondering if anyone
> had any personal experience with starting a vehicle such as mine in
> temperatures around -25C (-15F). I have a block heater installed and
> I plan to use it but I'm not sure if that'll be enough. Any thoughts?
> Would starting fluid help in addition to the block heater being
> plugged in?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Victor
>

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