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04-22-2020, 05:31 AM | #1 |
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Spring........and electric blankets on the A
Hey gang, out of hibernation. Up in the Central NYS area where I live, I have to wait until the freeze warnings pass to fill the radiator with water and rust inhibitor. I don't run anti-freeze in the 28. I drain it all out for the winter as the garage is not heated.
I'm wondering if I could use a household electric blanket say in late April on chilly nights where it might drop below freezing, so I can use the car earlier than waiting until mid May which is normally when the last freeze is possible. I would wrap the top part of the engine (water jacket) and as much of the radiator as I could, to keep any areas warm enough. If this is risky, I can of course wait until any freeze is passed.......but just wondering if this idea would work. Hope everyone is safe and ready for summer, Don |
04-22-2020, 05:32 AM | #2 |
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Re: Spring........and electric blankets on the A
just curious, why dont you run antifreeze?
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04-22-2020, 05:34 AM | #3 |
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Re: Spring........and electric blankets on the A
I get better cooling running distilled water and "Water Wetter".
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04-22-2020, 05:47 AM | #4 |
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Re: Spring........and electric blankets on the A
I feel for you bigd1101. I run the same in my "A" but I been driving for a couple weeks now in Northern Ohio. My garage is not heated but it's attached. I would think the blanket would work, anything to take the chill off.
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04-22-2020, 05:53 AM | #5 |
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Re: Spring........and electric blankets on the A
It worked in a place where it never got a few degrees below freezing. Not sure about your climate though.
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04-22-2020, 06:41 AM | #6 |
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04-22-2020, 08:08 AM | #7 |
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Re: Spring........and electric blankets on the A
Probably just the heating blanket thrown over the hood would get you down to about 25, but I'd test it on a non freeze night, then measure the temp of the engine in the am. Just like the virus, you gotta test!
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04-22-2020, 11:13 AM | #9 |
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As long as the wife does not mind that the a is warm and not her!
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04-22-2020, 05:58 PM | #10 |
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Re: Spring........and electric blankets on the A
How would you feel if the electric blanket failed or the electricity shut off on that circuit for some reason and you cracked something. Run the antifreeze for a month and while it's cooler and drain it out if you are that set against it in warner temps and just keep the jug of antifreeze for next year
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04-22-2020, 06:19 PM | #11 |
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Re: Spring........and electric blankets on the A
With all due respect, why do you not use 50/50 antifreeze with the water pump lube and rust inhibitor?
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04-22-2020, 08:48 PM | #12 | |
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I run water and drain in the winter but don't drive when the weather can go anywhere near freezing. I simply add water pump lube/rust inhibitor. P.S. The "old green" antifreeze probably would be safer though not cooling as well as straight water. |
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04-22-2020, 09:01 PM | #13 |
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Re: Spring........and electric blankets on the A
Maybe it is just me but if one needs to use water wetter etc... in an attempt to lower the temperature of the water in the engine there is a problem that needs to be fixed.
Using water instead of an antifreeze mixture in this day and age is in my opinion unwise.
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04-26-2020, 01:38 PM | #17 | |
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For me it's not difficult to deal with water only and add rust inhibitor. If it's unwise, that's only true if you can't remember to do what's necessary. Relative to not using long-life antifreeze this is one of the references: https://www.ncregionaaca.com/firstca...and-antifreeze In the end, do whatever you're comfortable with as that's what I'm doing (twenty Model A's later)! Last edited by Roger V; 04-26-2020 at 08:57 PM. |
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04-22-2020, 09:07 PM | #18 |
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I've seen a lot of cracked blocks. It seems like just one more thing to worry about. An electric blanket will raise the temp considerably but what a hassle. I run green antifreeze and leave it in year around. Never overheats, and never freezes.
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04-22-2020, 10:46 PM | #19 |
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I too vote for antifreeze.
But, too each his own, why not use a magnetic block heater? I have one from Napa that I pre heat my backoe with in the winter. Was probably cheaper than a blanket. Sent from my E6810 using Tapatalk |
04-23-2020, 12:23 AM | #20 |
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I use antifreeze also. A downside of antifreeze is it does not play nice with paint if you have an original design water pump that drips, or if you have any other coolant leaks.
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