"Bob Shuman" > wrote in message
...
> I live near Chicago and have seen -26 F without wind chill. I know I've
> also seen -40 up just North of me in Wisconsin. I figure Michigan gets
just
> as cold and some of Michigan (UP) gets pretty bad. Better safe than
sorry.
> I'd mix to -50 to be safe.
>
> Bob
>
> > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 21:05:09 -0600, "Bob Shuman"
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >And, probably even more important, is your antifreeze good to -40
or -50
> > >degrees F since this is what you will need in Michigan?
> > >
> >
> > It gets to -50 in Michigan?!!!
> >
> >
> >
> > >If not, you will have a frozen (and very cracked) engine block!
> > >
> > > Bob
> > >
> > >PS I agree with Blah blah, that you need to give us a clue to have any
> idea
> > >what might be wrong here.
> > >
> > >"Blah blah" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > >> In article
> > >> outautos.com>,
> tesi170
> > >> @n0sp says...
> > >> > Hi, I am sure this question has posted before but I could not find
> it. I
> > >am
> > >> > new in northern Michigan, and with temperatures near or below 0F my
> SC1
> > >> > don't start anymore. I come from southern Az so I am no used to
this
> > >> > weather. I have read about people who put hot plates below the
engine
> or
> > >> > that plug some electric device under the hood. Maybe someone knows
> the
> > >> > best way to start this car. BTW it is automatic and spends the
night
> in
> > >> > the street.
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks
> > >>
> > >> You need to fill us in a little here. What oil are you using?
Straight
> > >> 40 viscosity oil that you might of used in AZ? Whats the car doing?
> > >> Clicking without enough umph to turn the engine over or no sound at
> all?
> > >> How olds the battery and are all the contacts clean?
> > >
> >
> >
> > later,
> >
> > tom @ www.URLBee.com

Bob, you seem to have forgotten Christmas Eve about twenty years ago
when the temp was -50 F (wind-chill -75 F)! That made the temperature in
Detroit when we left for Chicago, -25 F (-50 F wind-chill) seem balmy by
comparison, and Detroit is WAY south of northern Michigan.