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From: prophet@umcp-cs.UUCP (Dennis Gibbs)
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Subject: Re: Starting cars in cold weather
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Date: Fri, 25-Jan-85 07:46:14 EST
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> 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.
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> .
> .
> 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

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