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Originally Posted by jayjay283
I live in Chicago, only god knows why. I could be anywhere. This week I have dug my car out of 4" snow 3 times. Its so cold (-2 or -27 wc) my battery is either frozen or dead. I put a super jumper to it over and over takes 5 hours to charge, and it cranks 3 grruh's then nothing. It snowed another 4 inches today, and the forcast called that "light snow" supposed to get the heavy snow from 8pm-2am. Im moving to Baja
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One of those super jumpers isnt going to cut it below zero. You need to flag down someone with a running vehicle (hopefully a diesel truck) to jump start you - and they need to leave the motor running, and possible keep the rpms up to deliver the amperage you need to get it cranking. IF you intend to stay in the north, get yourself a good battery with lots of cold cranking amps. And go get a block heater installed on your car. Bet you Californians had lots of jokes about those of use with extension chords dangling out our grills!!
Also, your oil choice could have something to do with it. If you are runnnig a lightweight "summer oil" you need to get that changed to an viscosity that isnt going to turn into sludge at those temps. Also, keep your gas tank full - empty tanks tend to get more water in them when its cold.
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