SH> Sweden is not the be-all or end-all for winter driving and you might pay
 SH> attention to what is done elsewhere. A trickle charger worked well for me
 SH> for several years, thereby extending the life od a so-so battery.

Yesterday I was down at SAAB and spoke with old friends that have worked with
engines for over 25 years and asked them what they would chose between a
block heater and a trickle charger and they all answered a block heater.
Rememer that theese guys have been all over the world, doing engine testing
from Death Vally USA, Australia, Canada and up to the Pole-circle(sp?) and what
they dont know about engine isn't worth knowing and they have tested
everything worth testing during this 25 years and I have 100% confidence in them.
So it isn't a Swedish be-all problem.

 SH> It's nice to know all the parts are properly optimized now.  They
 SH> certainly were not in the 60s and 70s.  And remember that I go back far
 SH> enough to remember 6V batteries.:-)

 Just like a battery for a diesel engine then.

//Bj”rn

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