Tired of this cold weather.
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Tired of this cold weather.
Its hit -10* F the last night, and I woke up this morning and the car has plenty of spark, and cranks repeatedly, but will not fire. If I abuse the starter and keep the key turned it will pop every few seconds like it is about to start, but never does.
Any ideas?!
Thanks in advance!
Any ideas?!
Thanks in advance!
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Gas, and plugs are only a couple of weeks old! I have it in the garage at the moment. Unfortunately, no luxury of staying in for more than one night. Gonna try to start up in about an hour. Have the heater cranked out there.
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While I don't have the super cold temps that you have. I have noticed that the closer to zero the more sluggish my vehicles are to start. I have hooked up a trickle charger overnight and had no such issues the next day, even though the vehicles seemed to have plenty of power.
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That's not exactly a true statement with all due respect. I have the Odyssey 925 and my car has been starting up first crank all winter long in Chicago. Wind chills have been -20 to -40 for a couple weeks straight now. The smaller Odyssey 680 I could see issues though.
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I know from my experience with my mini battery. I relocated the battery to the trunk and purchased a bigger battery and have not had a problem since.
It is worth looking into and should not be ruled out.
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That's not exactly a true statement with all due respect. I have the Odyssey 925 and my car has been starting up first crank all winter long in Chicago. Wind chills have been -20 to -40 for a couple weeks straight now. The smaller Odyssey 680 I could see issues though.
A. The wind chill temperature is how cold people and animals feel when outside. Windchill is based on the rate of heat loss from exposed skin caused by wind and cold. As the wind increases, it draws heat from the body, driving down skin temperature and eventually the internal body temperature. Therefore, the wind makes it FEEL much colder. If the temperature is 0 degrees Fahrenheit and the wind is blowing at 15 mph, the wind chill is -19 degrees Fahrenheit. At this wind chill temperature, exposed skin can freeze in 30 minutes.
2. Can wind chill impact my car's radiator or exposed water pipe?
A. The only effect wind chill has on inanimate objects, such as car radiators and water pipes, is to shorten the amount of time for the object to cool. The inanimate object will not cool below the actual air temperature. For example, if the temperature outside is -5 degrees Fahrenheit and the wind chill temperature is -31 degrees Fahrenheit, then your car's radiator will not drop lower than -5 degrees Fahrenheit.
Last edited by knx2; Feb 11, 2014 at 07:58 AM.