Engine Block Heater and other cold weather fun questions.

[Mark Erickson]

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Attention Lister's who live in colder climes.

Well Tonight the weather forecast was for -12F with -25 windchill, and here=
 I am the first winter with My 98 A6 Avant and it's sitting on the street. =
I was hoping someone would be able to give me their opinion/ ideas

First. Does anyone make a Engine Block Heater for the 2.8 A6 ????? When I b=
ought the car last spring The dealer at first said Audi had one then it tur=
ned out to be the wrong one. I think it was a mix up with my car being the =
older body style (1997 and older) while it is a 1998 model. While -12F is c=
old I am not expecting too many problems starting in the morning but the en=
gine block heater would ease my  apprehension. Especially since I'm sure we=
'll hit -20 one of these days soon.

Second, How long do you let your cars warm up in the really cold temps? In =
the past I have let them idle 15-20 minutes in really cold stuff and lately=
 I have been letting the Avant idle for 5 to 10 minutes when I have the tim=
e=2E But I was curious what others up here in God's Country  do for their c=
ars.

Mark Erickson

St. Paul, MN

98 A6 Avant
00 Saturn SL2 (All plugged in tonight)