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Floor Heat Pad?
The new Fusion has a happy home in the garage but it still gets cold in there with the winter weather upon us. Cold starts at 40-50 degrees are still far from operation temperatures. With only about 2-3 months of cold temps in Central CA, a block heater might be more trouble than the rewards provided.
I am giving serious thought to a garage floor heating pad on the floor under the engine which can be turned on a few hours in advance of a start. The heat just might be enough to warm up the engine and oil making for a faster arrival at operating temperatures.
Has anyone tried such a method to facilitate improved mileage from a heating pad on the floor?
I can remember my father speaking of building a fire under the oil pan of his father's hand crank Fordson tractor just to bring the oil temperature up to the point where it could be cranked and started. This was in Nebraska where it gets real cold in the winter.
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