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You won't be able to drive at all without warming up in Siberia at -42. In fact it's very hard to start the engine from cold state. So everyone who was able t
by pshirshov 4y ago
You won't be able to drive at all without warming up in Siberia at -42.
In fact it's very hard to start the engine from cold state.
So everyone who was able to afford a pre-start heater were installing them. And those who were not were hooking up auto start timers (usualy paired with a crappy aftermarket alarm) so the cars were constantly starting in low temperatures (-30 and lower).
- Turing_Machine 4y agoIn the North Slope oil fields in Alaska, they just keep the trucks running 24/7 in the winter time.
- Glawen 4y agoDuring my trip in northern Siberia, while sipping my morning coffee, I saw a guy start up his lada niva by -40 the old fashioned way. He opened the engine bay, put a rug on his engine, took a blowtorch and lit it under the engine. He heated the engine oil pan and gearbox for 10 min, and then started his engine with a battery he brought with him.
- sammalloy 4y agoPretty sure I saw that video on YouTube/Reddit.
- pshirshov 4y agoThat's the unsafe and a very inconvenient way. So lot less frequent than various heaters (autonomous pre-start ones, electric ones and the timers).
- Glawen 4y agoIndeed but the aftermarket webasto cost quite some money. The guy was a pensioner who probably used his car once a month
- pshirshov 4y agoThere are still electric heaters which plug into the temperature sensor hole and they are dirt cheap. But yep, some people still do all that open flame crap.