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pawoSD · #37 10-25-2009, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by nickofoxford

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If that tach decides to stop working one cold winter day, it's possible that the remote start will crank until your starter gives up.

That is not how they work. Most of them will only crank for a limited amount of time....with it maxing out at under 10 seconds usually....it is configurable on most systems I have seen. My father in law actually was having issues on his Dodge 5.9 (gasser) truck because it cranked too briefly to start up half the time. (only a second or two) He had to increase its "sensitivity" to cranking to get it to start properly.

Honestly I think the whole remote start thing is a huge waste of fuel and bad for the engine....and that people that need it to "warm the car up" are total wimps.

If its so cold, wear some cool driving gloves, goggles and a nice big coat.

Be rugged! I've had it so cold out that I got my fingers frozen to the chrome on my W126's door when I touched it.

And I still survive just fine.

When its real cold I just drive slowly/gentle for the first couple miles....and will let it idle maybe 30-60 seconds before I drive away. (longer if I am clearing snow off of it)