Well, the mecury dipped to -35C (-31F) last night, and it peaked at a balmy -22 today, and that was enough to lull my baby into a frozen coma. Not cool. My roomate (former now) chose to unplug my block heater and forgot to plug it back in. I drained the battery in the 3 attempts to start her after that. I've since gone through the process of leaving her plugged in for about 2 days and trying to get a boost from various vehicles. Despite the boost, she won't even turn over now.

Could the oil in the case be so thick that it's just imposible to crank over? If so, why hasn't my block heater improved this condition. Or is -35 just to much for these machines to bear. I've got regular 5 - 30 in the case right now. And yes, of course, I now understand the importance of synthetic.

Do these block heaters heat the oil or the coolant?

A good friend and ancient MB mechanic / master greyhound mechanic claims that you just have to store diesel MB's in a heated garage here in Edmonton. I'd hate to think that's the reality. Any suggestions on doing it otherwise?

Thanks from the FROZEN north,

Joey Hundert
BioBenz
1984 300D on BioD

PS - the biodiesel is quite popsicle like at this temp. I'm not even considering running it.