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Old 12-06-2008, 12:41 AM   #5 (permalink)
FastPlastic
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Location: Ames, IA
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Originally Posted by bbjsw10 View Post
Today on my drive home which is 2.79 miles one way. I got 23.7 Mpg I was pulling over 55 this summer sometimes 65 if traffic was good. I HATE Winter. I just wish I could plug in the block heater at work. It was 19F on my drive home today.
I hear ya. Had my all time low last tank. Sad part is it hasn't even gotten cold yet. I hear next week were going to have lows down to -8.

I've been toying with a battery powered block heater. I've got a 200watt magnet mount block heater and a 400watt power inverter. Sadly the old battery from my Jeep just won't hold enough charge to do it. So I would need to find a better one. I can't decide if it would be worth buying a marine battery to do it.
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