Re: Getting yelled at for driving a truck
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: bandit45</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I don't think I would have been that nice. I deal with every moron at work that thinks they deserve something. Usually my patience outside of work is a little thin for stuff like this. </div></div>
We have/use block heaters, mounted inside the core-plug openings for internally heating. Sometimes two heaters on one block.
We also have in-line heaters, mounted on your top radiator hose, for a small bit of circulation. Not as prevalent.
Then there is the "Alaska Pad", which is similar to a waterbed heater, but made out of silicone. This is then glued onto your oil-pan, so that you actually have liquid going through the pump at startup. Some also have an oil filter wrap that heats the contents of the filter, for the same reason.
Used to be a fashion of "Battery Blanket" which was a pad that wrapped around the battery, similar to an electric blanket on your bed. Too many car fires, killed that fashion real quickly.
Cold weather starts.... yeah, they suck. When the power goes out, it's time to bring out the Tiger-torch, and the stove-pipe. Then there are the "in-car" heaters, as well. Whole 'nuther discussion.
"We" being the ubiquitous Canadian/Northerner, not us personally. Us, we use 1 block heater, and 1 "in-car" heater. Though the latter is hardly ever used. Having a garage helps the most. Command-Start is the bestest.
Now, back to the COW.