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Originally Posted by bennelson
I brushed the snow off the car, jacked it up, and popped the hood.
The heater also makes a bit of a hissing or bubbling sound. Is that normal? When I have used the frost plug block heater in my S10, it's totally silent.
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Mine was quiet, but it was an element only, like the "freeze plug" heaters I've seen. SOME
of the fancier ones had a small circulating pump built in... you'll have to look it up or ask someone in the know about that...
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Originally Posted by bennelson
Pulling the knob to run the starter, the car started right up. It did sound rather clangy for a little bit. I think diesels can run on just a cylinder or two before the others get warmed up, right?
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Yeah, when they have "a few" miles, and when it's below freezing, or if not all of the glow plugs are working, they'll sound pretty rough at first. If it's only hitting on two or three, it'll sound like an old John Deere...
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Originally Posted by bennelson
Now I will be able to drive my electric car without having to play "driveway shuffle"!
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Woohoo!
