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Here’s what the experts say. If you’re over the age of 30, you likely remember your parents and grandparents warming up their cars before driving them during cold weather. You might even ...
At the time, warming the car in the winter made sense since it could take several minutes for the right air-fuel mix to reach the engine, without which the vehicle was at risk of stalling or ...
Car trouble? It may only get worse as the cold weather wears on. Best tips to winterize your car to prepare for the cold road ahead.
In cold climates, parking areas for residents, employees, or students, or paid public parking areas, may have electrical outlets. The operator must disconnect the power cord before driving away. Forgetting to disconnect can result in damage to the power cord or the vehicle. After a snow storm, the cable may not be visible under the snow.
Resistive-heat defoggers are usually equipped with an automatic timer to operate for a set time period of 10 to 15 minutes before switching off. This is because most defogging is achieved within that timeframe, after which the vehicle's heater has usually brought the interior of the vehicle to a warm enough temperature that the fog does not recur.
The temperature of the air entering the vehicle's interior can be controlled by using a valve limiting the amount of coolant that goes through the heater core. Another method is blocking off the heater core with a door, directing part (or all) of the incoming air around the heater core completely, so it does not get heated (or re-heated if the ...
Leaving snow and ice atop your car or on its hood can be dangerous for you as well. Consider what could happen if you come to a quick stop on the highway with a pile of snow on your roof.
This is a standard equipment in vehicles that operate in arctic weather conditions. [2] As the fuel filter is the first point to become clogged up, most diesel motor cars are equipped with a filter heater. This allows summer diesel with a CFPP of –7 °C to be operated safely in –20 °C weather conditions. [3]