Auto stop & fall temps
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Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 52
From: Wernersville, pa
Re: Auto stop & fall temps
install a electric block heater plug it in at night or put in on a timer to coincicde with your travels. and your auto start may be ready to go the moment you drive, Your elelctirc bill may rise though
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Joined: May 2005
Posts: 351
From: Deep in the heart of Florida
Re: Auto stop & fall temps
It's that time of year for sure. In summer, the autostop usually kicks in after 1/2 mile. Now it takes a mile or two, depending on traffic.
Just wait till it really gets cold. A couple of years ago it was in the upper 20s and the autostop on my HCH1 simply wouldn't engage at all, even with the engine at operating temp.
Just wait till it really gets cold. A couple of years ago it was in the upper 20s and the autostop on my HCH1 simply wouldn't engage at all, even with the engine at operating temp.
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Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 397
From: Spokane, Wa.
Re: Auto stop & fall temps
I have been struggling to keep it at 42mpg, drives me crazy to have the car sitting at a stoplight running with the mpg gauge going down down down.....I did the foam tube thing this afternoon, hope it helps. Sent the dealer a e mail Wed. asking how much a block heater would cost installed, they have not responded....I am not mechanical & no way would I attempt it, maybe I will write another dealer, apparently Honda Of Spokane (where I bought it) does not value me enough as a customer to answer my e mail (it is Sunday).
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,952
From: Grand Forks B.C.
Re: Auto stop & fall temps
Bob, I'm using the foam insulation bars and my car is going to AS after about 2 miles. You should notice a improvement
. The block heater will make a big differance. Go in and talk to the service guys, they may have to order a BH in for you. Do many people even use BH in your area? H
. The block heater will make a big differance. Go in and talk to the service guys, they may have to order a BH in for you. Do many people even use BH in your area? H
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Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Spokane, Wa.
Re: Auto stop & fall temps
I don't know, I have one in my truck (poor thing never gets driven anymore) it gets into the single digits here regularly, sometimes into the
minuses so, one would not think a block heater would be that odd.
minuses so, one would not think a block heater would be that odd.
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,952
From: Grand Forks B.C.
Re: Auto stop & fall temps
Single digits do not warrant a BH for starting a auto, 25-30 below yes. But for AS and better FE we do require it, and they do a good job. Hope you can find one? Its getting cooler tonight. H
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Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 59
From: Canada
Re: Auto stop & fall temps
I'm a bit late to this party ... but I've noticed that AS works just fine for me in temperatures as low as -4 Celcius (as indicated by the car ... the radio said -6). Ofcourse it takes a bit longer than in summer time to get AS to activate the first time.
It was 1 Celcius today and we had our first snow and AS was working fine.
It was 1 Celcius today and we had our first snow and AS was working fine.
