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Old 10-16-2016, 01:10 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
Electric power is alot cheaper than gasoline and far more effective in this application.
But the heat from gasoline is free (if you warm up while driving, instead of idling), while a large fraction of the electricity you use for block heating is wasted, if your goal is simply a clear windshield.
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