3 degrees Fahrenheit
5th Gear Member
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,401
RE: 3 degrees Fahrenheit
Yep, got to agree with not using the E-Brake. I leave mine in3rd gear if I'm parked on the flat and 2nd or 1st on a gradient, depending on the severity.
Is the car equipped with a Block heater? If not, and you can park where you have access to apower source, why not use of of those?
Is the car equipped with a Block heater? If not, and you can park where you have access to apower source, why not use of of those?
4th Gear Member
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,173
From: WI
RE: 3 degrees Fahrenheit
OK, I don't think it is a problem with the thermostat, because it does seem accurate and it reads correctly. It just takes 30 min for my car to reach normal operating temp. I can tell it's not the thermostat because it takes a good 15min for the heat to even kick on (that's when the temp guage needle starts to move ever so slightly off of C). I'll probably get this checked...any other ideas?
Gentleman's Relish
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 13,189
From: AZ
RE: 3 degrees Fahrenheit
ORIGINAL: imyy4u
OK, so it's 3 degrees out, and I'm having some problems. For one, my e-brake is freezing up in the morning like many others. Only after I drive in slushy/watery mix, and then park as the temp drops, though, so I don't know if anything can be done. My car was built AFTER 10/2005 so why do I have this problem???
Secondly, the car is taking forever to warm up...as in 30 minutes to go from cold to normal operating temp. In a v-8!!! WTF?! And why does the rear defroster take so damn long to melt the ice?! As in 45min+...
Third, the car is sometimes having a hard time starting. It sometimes cranks a lot longer than usual before starting.
Lastly, the washer nozzles keep freezing until the engine warms up. Kind of defeats the point of them if they are frozen until the car is warmed up, because by then the defroster has melted ice on the window.
And don't even get me started on traction issues...traction in gears 1-3 is nonexistant even on plowed, dry roads when it's very cold out. Grrr...
OK, so it's 3 degrees out, and I'm having some problems. For one, my e-brake is freezing up in the morning like many others. Only after I drive in slushy/watery mix, and then park as the temp drops, though, so I don't know if anything can be done. My car was built AFTER 10/2005 so why do I have this problem???
Secondly, the car is taking forever to warm up...as in 30 minutes to go from cold to normal operating temp. In a v-8!!! WTF?! And why does the rear defroster take so damn long to melt the ice?! As in 45min+...
Third, the car is sometimes having a hard time starting. It sometimes cranks a lot longer than usual before starting.
Lastly, the washer nozzles keep freezing until the engine warms up. Kind of defeats the point of them if they are frozen until the car is warmed up, because by then the defroster has melted ice on the window.
And don't even get me started on traction issues...traction in gears 1-3 is nonexistant even on plowed, dry roads when it's very cold out. Grrr...
2) Ice...uh well it's ICE it's a rear DEFROSTER, not ice melter
3) If the nozzles are frozen well then it's mighty friggin cold then isn't it? You should put some alcohol in with your windshield fluid to 4) help keep it from freezing.
Snow > RWD Traction
5) Best advice, move to warmer climate.
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Joined: Dec 2007
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RE: 3 degrees Fahrenheit
ORIGINAL: smythge
OK, I don't think it is a problem with the thermostat, because it does seem accurate and it reads correctly. It just takes 30 min for my car to reach normal operating temp. I can tell it's not the thermostat because it takes a good 15min for the heat to even kick on (that's when the temp guage needle starts to move ever so slightly off of C). I'll probably get this checked...any other ideas?
I am not sure what thermostat you're referring to, how can you tell if it's accurate or reads correctly, maybe you're talking about thetemperature gauge in the car? I was talking about the thermostat in your motor that is controlled by the temperature of the water, it's opens and closes at at predetermined temps. if your thermostat is stuck open the water is always circulating through the radiator and it will take a long time to heat up.
OK, I don't think it is a problem with the thermostat, because it does seem accurate and it reads correctly. It just takes 30 min for my car to reach normal operating temp. I can tell it's not the thermostat because it takes a good 15min for the heat to even kick on (that's when the temp guage needle starts to move ever so slightly off of C). I'll probably get this checked...any other ideas?
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 500
RE: 3 degrees Fahrenheit
ORIGINAL: imyy4u
best advice yet :-D
damn Chicago winters...when are you sending me a check so I can do this??? :-D
ORIGINAL: 2cokeman
move to a warmer climate
move to a warmer climate
damn Chicago winters...when are you sending me a check so I can do this??? :-D
I hate that the town don't plow there road until it stops snowing[:@]
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3rd Gear Member
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 685
From: Chicago (South Loop)
RE: 3 degrees Fahrenheit
ORIGINAL: smythge
OK, I don't think it is a problem with the thermostat, because it does seem accurate and it reads correctly. It just takes 30 min for my car to reach normal operating temp. I can tell it's not the thermostat because it takes a good 15min for the heat to even kick on (that's when the temp guage needle starts to move ever so slightly off of C). I'll probably get this checked...any other ideas?
I am not sure what thermostat you're referring to, how can you tell if it's accurate or reads correctly, maybe you're talking about thetemperature gauge in the car? I was talking about the thermostat in your motor that is controlled by the temperature of the water, it's opens and closes at at predetermined temps. if your thermostat is stuck open the water is always circulating through the radiator and it will take a long time to heat up.
OK, I don't think it is a problem with the thermostat, because it does seem accurate and it reads correctly. It just takes 30 min for my car to reach normal operating temp. I can tell it's not the thermostat because it takes a good 15min for the heat to even kick on (that's when the temp guage needle starts to move ever so slightly off of C). I'll probably get this checked...any other ideas?
Great advice
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Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 2,206
From: Tampico, Mexico
RE: 3 degrees Fahrenheit
ORIGINAL: Derf00
1) length of time to warm up has nothing to do with engine size.
2) Ice...uh well it's ICE it's a rear DEFROSTER, not ice melter
3) If the nozzles are frozen well then it's mighty friggin cold then isn't it? You should put some alcohol in with your windshield fluid to 4) help keep it from freezing.
Snow > RWD Traction
5) Best advice, move to warmer climate.
ORIGINAL: imyy4u
OK, so it's 3 degrees out, and I'm having some problems. For one, my e-brake is freezing up in the morning like many others. Only after I drive in slushy/watery mix, and then park as the temp drops, though, so I don't know if anything can be done. My car was built AFTER 10/2005 so why do I have this problem???
Secondly, the car is taking forever to warm up...as in 30 minutes to go from cold to normal operating temp. In a v-8!!! WTF?! And why does the rear defroster take so damn long to melt the ice?! As in 45min+...
Third, the car is sometimes having a hard time starting. It sometimes cranks a lot longer than usual before starting.
Lastly, the washer nozzles keep freezing until the engine warms up. Kind of defeats the point of them if they are frozen until the car is warmed up, because by then the defroster has melted ice on the window.
And don't even get me started on traction issues...traction in gears 1-3 is nonexistant even on plowed, dry roads when it's very cold out. Grrr...
OK, so it's 3 degrees out, and I'm having some problems. For one, my e-brake is freezing up in the morning like many others. Only after I drive in slushy/watery mix, and then park as the temp drops, though, so I don't know if anything can be done. My car was built AFTER 10/2005 so why do I have this problem???
Secondly, the car is taking forever to warm up...as in 30 minutes to go from cold to normal operating temp. In a v-8!!! WTF?! And why does the rear defroster take so damn long to melt the ice?! As in 45min+...
Third, the car is sometimes having a hard time starting. It sometimes cranks a lot longer than usual before starting.
Lastly, the washer nozzles keep freezing until the engine warms up. Kind of defeats the point of them if they are frozen until the car is warmed up, because by then the defroster has melted ice on the window.
And don't even get me started on traction issues...traction in gears 1-3 is nonexistant even on plowed, dry roads when it's very cold out. Grrr...
2) Ice...uh well it's ICE it's a rear DEFROSTER, not ice melter
3) If the nozzles are frozen well then it's mighty friggin cold then isn't it? You should put some alcohol in with your windshield fluid to 4) help keep it from freezing.
Snow > RWD Traction
5) Best advice, move to warmer climate.
