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brucepick · 01-22-2013, 09:57 PM

Electrical engine heater and grill block should be just the thing.

Use your (hope you have one!) UltraGauge now to monitor engine temps. Learn the base line behavior so you know if you have too much grill block. BTDT and not fun.

I'd say use the thinnest oils your owners manual allows. Synthetic keeps its "thin-ness" better than Dino stuff. As long as it doesn't get consumed by your engine.

Engine kill switch if you dare. Beats letting a cold engine idle while you coast.

EXCELLENT thread, BTW. Glad you started it. I'm still a long tripper but I hope I can help.

01-22-2013, 09:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
brucepick OCD Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Eastern CT, USA Posts: 1,936 Outasight - '00 Honda Insight Team Honda Gen-1 Insights 90 day: 54.18 mpg (US) Thanks: 431 Thanked 396 Times in 264 Posts	Electrical engine heater and grill block should be just the thing. Use your (hope you have one!) UltraGauge now to monitor engine temps. Learn the base line behavior so you know if you have too much grill block. BTDT and not fun. I'd say use the thinnest oils your owners manual allows. Synthetic keeps its "thin-ness" better than Dino stuff. As long as it doesn't get consumed by your engine. Engine kill switch if you dare. Beats letting a cold engine idle while you coast. EXCELLENT thread, BTW. Glad you started it. I'm still a long tripper but I hope I can help. __________________ Coast long and prosper. Driving '00 Honda Insight, acquired Feb 2016.