On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:13:12 -0500, "Steve"
m> wrote:

>"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.
>


I have a saturn sl2 with about 60k miles. I started it up and drove
it in 9F weather. The car sounded a million years old, creeking just
about everywhere. Took a long time of driving to finally warm up. I
can't imaging my saturn in -50 weather.

later,

tom @ www.URLBee.com