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Old 10-19-2012, 04:55 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by pmiulian View Post
Given the fact that the usual comute involves leaving home in the morning and getting back in the evening, wouldn`t keeping the engine warm for 12-14 hours be a fix for most of the start-ups ?
Keeping an engine warm for 14hrs is quite difficult. The common option is to put an electric engine block heater on a timer that turns on just before the car is needed for the morning commute.
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