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Get the batteries checked, make sure they are not on the verge of a dead cell. Insulate them either with a battery type wrap or rigid insulation on the inside of the battery box if you have the room, block the radiator, drain and flush cooling system and put fresh coolant in, change to a lighter...

IMO the only reason to use a block heater is to start a vehicle in extremely cold weather. I am not sold on the "it saves the engine because it gets the oil flowing quickly" theory. Engines are designed with an oil pan at the bottom that the oil settles into when the engine is off. If wear was...

Well the peal and stick application would concern me, nothing like gluing your hard earned to the bottom of the oil pan just to have it fall off and get run over. Though if I lived in Florida I would not even spend my hard earned on any motor oil heater.... actually pretty much anywhere south...

I guess I could be called a KY boy too, but I am going to put in my 2 cents too.:wink: I am anti-plug in heaters because I had a truck burned to the ground by one that shorted out. My preferred method in really cold weather is to aim a salamander heater under the block for about a half hr before...