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Austin Shackles (Austin Shackles

It raised my eyebrows, too. Apparently they _always_ make sure the car
end is plugged in first.

 

The Kenlowe Hotstart has been available for aeons:

http://www.kenlowe.com/pre-heaters/cars/whatwill.html

Might be overkill on a Benly, though.

 

I prefer not to rely on that sort of assumption, myself.

 

It has occurred to me that, from an eco POV, using a car cap or some sort of
blanket on the windscreen would be better that leaving the engine running
for twenty minutes and the blower on defrost.

 

when it's really cold I fire up the bus 10 minutes before departure time.
Plug-in pre-heater would be more effective, and would actually get it to
operating temperature, which 10 minutes at idle doesn't.

 

I tried doing that this morning,m and thought I'd be clever and lock the
doors just in case an enterprising tea-leaf happened by. Inscos don't
pay out if you leave a car with the keys in and running, do they?

That's when I discovered that the remote keyless entry system on the
Nissan Silver Tuddy doesn't work when the engine's running. Ho hum.

 

oops. it's trying to stop you being carjacked, I expect.

no such nonsense on mine, and anyway, it's in the yard, not on the road.

 

They've been around for three decades or more. Often combined with
electrical heaters for the coupé, complete with a timer so you don't
have to get out of bed to turn them on in the morning. Made quite a
difference when the temp. dropped to -35 °C in late February, central
Norway.

You could also get petrol fueled heaters on as well, for those who
regularly parked away from a mains supply.

Some years ago (10+ ?) Saab were experimenting with thermal insulation
of the engine block, to presvent it from cooling overnight. Can't
remember if it never caught on because of technical difficulties, or if
they realised that it would be a too narrow niche product. Although it
would have helped to minimize wear and fuel consumption also in less
chilly climates.

 

Eek =:-0

 

I thought you were going to get rid of that before the warranty ran out or
it failed again?

 

Changed my mind. It's worth sod all, basically, so I might as well keep
it, run it into the ground, or until the turbo goes bang, whichever
comes sooner.

It's actually a decent motor. When it's going well. Which it is atm.

 

<Googles>

The Toyota Prius has a "thermos" bottle that stores the engine
coolant to avoid having to warm it up again, saving a small
amount of energy and reducing emissions. It takes about 3 days
for it to cool down to ambient temperature.

 

If it still will not start next time I attempt it then I'll try this.

 

Not yet. I've been busy. And it's cold in the garage.

<thinks about why she's sorting the Benly>

<buries head in hands>

It's a lovely bike but it should have been 12v. Then I could have
bought a heated suit.

 

Jamie's 125 Benly is 12v. And electronic ignition, no less.

ACtually, I don't think the alternator would be up to that.
^^

(That was a typo above, but it was so good, I left it)

 

doesnt work on the 307 either. however, manually locking the door with
the key does.

done it every morning this week so far.

Adie

 

dont worry. there'll be half a dozen manly[1] blokes there to either
kick it over[2] or kick it into a snowhill and let you snuggle on the
pillion seat.

Adie

[1] {thinks} this word should probably be removed.
[2] I cant believe you havent done this already!

 

Nissan is keylless, as I said... :-(

 

Indeed. I was going to ask who you were planning to go with.
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