Hi everyone!
It's COLD here in January in Wisconsin right now! Which just gets me thinking about how to keep the 2004 Prius warm and my wife happy, as she is the primary driver.
I finally got the garage cleaned out enough to fit the car back in there, and I have a timer going to run the block heater for an hour or two before the car would be used.
I also recently got a
thermal camera. I started playing around with that to take a look at the car.
For example, I noticed that after a drive that the TIRES were one of the warmest things on the car!
I also took a photo of the car after running the block heater for about 2.5 hours. Clearly the hood is the warmest thing after that
Has anyone else played around with thermal imaging for troubleshooting or improving fuel economy on cars? Let me know. More on my blog:
Garages, Block Heaters, and Thermal Cameras