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JayGee Member Since: 27 Jul 2021 Location: London Posts: 3283 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mine started easily yesterday at -3 after being frozen for a week - no unusual sounds. Set the FBH going 10mins before from the bedroom window which warmed up the inside nicely before I got in. 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322) |
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Superspoons Member Since: 24 Jun 2010 Location: East Hertfordshire, UK Posts: 394 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
No trouble here. -10 yesterday and started the 4.2SC with no problems. Our FL2 finally killed it Yussa battery after 5 and a bit years yesterday though after a couple of HDC errors appeared and then it finally refused to turn it over. Gavin
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Barmybrummie Member Since: 03 Apr 2021 Location: Somewhere in the valleys Posts: 675 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
My fbh doesn't work, maybe I should get that sorted at some point. I set the timer on night heater in my truck 2 hours before I start work, it's great to get into it being nice and warm and I don't have to scrape the ice off the windows.
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Superspoons Member Since: 24 Jun 2010 Location: East Hertfordshire, UK Posts: 394 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
My FBH on my old 3.6TDV8 would only come on if a) it was cold enough and b) there was sufficient charge in the battery. As it has a parasitic drain at the time this meant it was off more times that it was used |
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gotters Member Since: 15 Aug 2015 Location: London Posts: 41 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I had a failed start the other day in -8c with no errors thrown on the Gap tool
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mgrover Member Since: 03 May 2020 Location: Leeds Posts: 415 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I had trouble before once or twice. Turns out the battery terminals were filthy. Quick clean with metal brush and away we get. Its actually a sport |
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p38arover Member Since: 16 Dec 2015 Location: Western Sydney Posts: 1543 ![]() ![]() |
Yes, I've had to put a shirt and sandals on a couple of times when going out to the workshop at night lately. It's been as low as 17 deg C! Ron B. VK2OTC
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p38arover Member Since: 16 Dec 2015 Location: Western Sydney Posts: 1543 ![]() ![]() |
It's funny what one gets used to. It's 2pm and 32 deg C (90 deg F) outside and it only feels warm, not at all hot. I think I prefer that to what you blokes have at the moment. |
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johnboyairey Member Since: 11 Jan 2013 Location: surrey Posts: 2035 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
you think we have problems...
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cass Member Since: 12 Oct 2011 Location: northumberland Posts: 751 ![]() ![]() |
That's nowt a sniff of Easystart wouldn't sort ! |
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supershuttle Member Since: 20 Mar 2011 Location: Lancashire Posts: 3867 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mine had a funny turn, well I thought it was funny SWMBO was with me at the time she didn't see the funny side. Anyway we'd driven to the shopping centre and when we got back to the car I just got a ticking noise when I tried it to start it. So we went for lunch (Pizza Hut handy), I called out the RAC and arranged for a taxi home BUT when we got back to the car it just started - magic. So I cancelled the taxi and the RAC and we went hone - as a precaution I put the C-Tek on to make sure the battery was fully charged.
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p38arover Member Since: 16 Dec 2015 Location: Western Sydney Posts: 1543 ![]() ![]() |
A few months ago (mid-winter), we we taking a week down south in the nation’s capital and the temp dropped overnight to near zero and when I tried to start the L322 - nothing. Not even moving the gear stick helped (it’s had this minor bug of needing that ever since I’ve owned it).
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