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  2. What do you do if your car gets stuck in snow? Safety tips ...

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    With snow in the forecast for Louisville next week, it is important to know how to handle an emergency if you are out on the road.

  3. Here's what to do when a car won't start in cold weather

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    Batteries hate cold weather and produce less current, i.e. power, when temperatures plummet. If your car battery is more than three years old, have it checked out by a repair shop or auto-parts ...

  4. Block heater - Wikipedia

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    Electrical cord for powering a block heater. A block heater is used in cold climates to warm an engine prior to starting. They are mostly used for car engines; however, they have also been used in aircraft engines. The most common design of block heater is an electrical heating element embedded in the engine block.

  5. Should I warm up my car before driving on frigid winter days ...

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    Unlike gas-powered vehicles, running your EV in your garage or out on the street does not produce harmful fumes." Contributing: Coral Murphy Marcos, Dalvin Brown, Ben Tobin, and Minnah Arshad, USA ...

  6. Glow plug - Wikipedia

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    Many modern engines automatically activate the glowplugs when the operator unlocks the vehicle or opens the door to the car, thus simplifying the process and shortening the waiting time the operator has to wait before the engine will start. In addition, the time needed to pre-heat the engine is typically 6-8 seconds. [2]

  7. Defogger - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Tips for your car in the cold weather: Inflate your tires ...

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    A changing weather pattern will cause a significant drop in temperatures across East Tennessee and maybe some snow this week, the National Weather Service said. Knoxville could have lows in the ...

  9. Crankcase heater - Wikipedia

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    A crankcase heater is an electrical component in a compressor in an air-conditioning system, heat pump system, or chiller system. The crankcase heater is normally on all the time, even when the unit is not running, though temperature sensors and set points may turn it off when not needed.