Did it start?

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2003 Dodge Intrepid ES. New battery last year, fortunately installed free by Tires Plus (took an hour though!). Started right up at -22ºF in Iowa, though the loud low groan a few seconds later made me worry that the tripods from War of the Worlds were coming.

Somebody mentioned mushy coolant; ~1981 my younger brother had a Datsun 1200 coupe (that I would KILL for right now!) which sat outside one night with temps in the teens. The next morning I heard this horrible screeching, looked outside and he was in the car with smoke pouring out of the grille. No antifreeze, the water pump was frozen solid, the smoke was the alternator belt burning. He drove it about 4 miles to a parts place, swapped a belt and added about 3/4 gallon of antifreeze in their parking lot and drove it for another year before he sold it.

1999 chevy prism. 180k on it, battery stolen from the MINI (albeit 6 months old) started on the third chug. Car previously sat since...saturday? Including the 50 below temps we saw yesterday.

2008 Honda Fit with original battery started fine at -3F. That's six months after my wife took it to the dealer for an oil change and they said they tested the battery and she needed a new one.

1996 GMC Sonoma with an out-of-warranty, two-year old Autozone battery; cranked it up with just a hint of hesitation after a 9 degree Georgia morning. That's just damn cold around these parts.

As a back-up (if needed) I pulled the Lude's battery and took it for a charge on Sunday. It didn't pass muster so there's a new one that'll go in tomorrow. I fear the Civic is going to need the same treatment.

'05 CTS-V started & immediately shut down multiple times, but eventually was good to go.

8 degrees outside, 48 in the garage. !993 Honda Goldwing fired right up, ran like a bear for the 30 mile trip to Lowes, sat out while it warmed up outside to a blistering 10*. Again, it fired right up, and ran great for the trip home. I did need a taste of brandy though once I got there.

-3 on the dash, it started, didn't finish though, now its stuck down the street high centered in packed snow(one lane ploweD)that looked a lot less firm that it turned out to be.

Go outside and start the car.

berkeley that

-15 in a wind blown parking lot for 10 hours and my F250 Powerstroke would roll over but wouldnt kick. Boosted it off a coworkers car that I had graciously volunteered to start when I left, and it ran ahead of the starter than finally settled into a soothing ROMP ROMP ROMP as the oil thinned out enough to run on all 8 cylinders.

Been driving it to lunch the past few days, it will sit fine for 5 hours and start right up but 10 is too much not plugged in in these temps. Batteries are old, mismatched, and have at least 80k miles on them though. Might also be the 15W40 oil in her though.

Appleseed wrote: -25 last night. 87 4Runner did-not-start. Tried to bump start it down our steep driveway. No go. It rolled at less than 2 mph. WTF? It took a jump from my cousin to fire it up. The battery is less than a year old.

We had a few cars today that simply would not crank fast enough to fire by themselves, with a booster pack, or with our parking lot pusher, which is an electric motor with a handle and two huge marine batteries on board.

Sometimes, you just need the additional voltage involved with a jump start. 14v beats 12v any day, especially if the electronics need at least 9-10v to work.

2010 F250 6.2L gas ~1 maybe -1 degree temp. It fired up but was very slow about it and my brakes didn't want to grab for the first 50 feet of down hill driveway. The 40 odd Diesel School buses I tried to start today in temps ranging from 3 to 20 degrees had a less than 50% success rate. Hope they start better in the morning when they are needed. Wife's 2000 Civic fired up first try this afternoon about 20 degrees.

My car sat since Monday. It was a chilly ~15 degrees in our uninsulated garage. My 318ti still fired right up like a champ. It has been pretty good about starting in the cold lately. It fired up under 6 inches of snow last week in similar temperatures. Good thing I have this 0W-40 oil in her to make it easier to start.

My Nissan Leaf also powered right up, and with preheating on the grid, it made it to work and back with 20% battery remaining. That's after 30 miles of surface streets, mostly well plowed, and the heater on the entire time. Temp was -14.

I assume my wife's 08 Honda Fit started, because I replaced the battery on Saturday and didn't hear any complaints.

minimac wrote: 8 degrees outside, 48 in the garage. !993 Honda Goldwing fired right up, ran like a bear for the 30 mile trip to Lowes, sat out while it warmed up outside to a blistering 10*. Again, it fired right up, and ran great for the trip home. I did need a taste of brandy though once I got there.

8 degrees and you road a bike 30 miles to work!

You, sir are a man...or you're crazy, I'm not sure which.

+6F in MD near DC. Mrs. Motoron's B5 A4 has no heat at the moment so I suggested she take the 4Runner since the salt is washed away enough for me to take the 525iT which has been sitting about a week.

It lit off in about 3 revolutions and made a faint high-pitched engine speed noise 'til it was warmed up, and displayed a warning light for the self-leveling suspension. The 4Runner lit off in about 2 revolutions.

I'll be flushing the heater core and giving it a CLR enema this weekend (when it'll be 64 and raining)

'04 Subaru Forester XT and '05 Civic both started up first try, it was -25C with the the wind chill -40C. Honda made some strange noises from the starter almost like the clutch wasn't in far enough. Seems to start okay when it's warmer. If this keeps up time to invest in a block heater.

-.5C here, 1984 300SD fired right up after about 10 seconds of love from the glow plugs.

aussiesmg wrote: Go outside and start the car. berkeley that

Buy my goddamned pristine, garaged 91 integra, so I won't have to.

This thing probably started on the first crank... Ice Truck Or if you want to find out more info on the build go to this link http://www.canadiantire.ca/icetruck

This truck, would instantly be approved for Lemons competition, although you probably wouldn't last long... Also you would pretty much be followed around the track with the debris flag. However after the meatball for little to no bodywork left, you would likely have enough ice left over to keep your beer cold the whole weekend!!

mistanfo wrote: '93 6.5 TD, 3 degrees. Let the glow plugs cycle twice, and started without issue :)

Pickup or Suburban? I thought I might have been the only 6.5er on here.