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James khoo 03-18-2012 06:49 AM

I use battery warmer for my engine.


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laybacksmith 08-20-2013 03:21 PM

Ive been preheating my engine while driving to spots by placing it on the passenger side floor, and turning on the floor heater in my car. But if i spend to long raking/digging/sculpting dirt she goes back to stone cold. Rather than buy an engine heater, Reckon if i hack the parts out of an old electric blanket 'Macgyver Style' could it be rigged onto a car battery? Or wired onto a car cigarette lighter plug. This would be used for remote areas where there's no power point for a heat gun.

laybacksmith 08-20-2013 03:25 PM


Originally Posted by laybacksmith (Post 12467494)
Ive been preheating my engine while driving to spots by placing it on the passenger side floor, and turning on the floor heater in my car. But if i spend to long raking/digging/sculpting dirt she goes back to stone cold. Rather than buy an engine heater, Reckon if i hack the parts out of an old electric blanket 'Macgyver Style' could it be rigged onto a car battery? Or wired onto a car cigarette lighter plug. This would be used for remote areas where there's no power point for a heat gun.

....And if i clip my car jumper leads onto a heat guns plug ends, Will i spontaneously combust?

Duke Silver 08-22-2013 10:56 PM


Originally Posted by laybacksmith (Post 12467515)
....And if i clip my car jumper leads onto a heat guns plug ends, Will i spontaneously combust?

No. Do you not understand the idea of A/C and D/C?

nickdawg18 08-23-2013 06:19 AM


Originally Posted by laybacksmith (Post 12467515)
....And if i clip my car jumper leads onto a heat guns plug ends, Will i spontaneously combust?

It wont work but you can buy a cigarette lighter plug in that you can run your heat gun off of.


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