How They Start Frozen Car Engines at -50°C in World’s Coldest City
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
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This gives a whole new meaning to "warming up the engine"
Although not quite this bad, from '76 to '80, I was stationed at an Air Force base in the northern tip of Maine. I saw ambient temps as low as negative 29 degrees F. Chill factors down to negative 50 degrees F. I learned the hard way to remove the battery anytime temps got below zero. Otherwise my '67 Chevelle would not start the next morning. Being a native southern Californian, the winter weather in Maine was quite a shock. I had to deal with frozen doors, tires frozen to the ground, and lots of oil leaks. Old cars are not well suited to extreme cold.
All you need is an engine block heater which you plug in. Starts every time. Order the vehicle with one or install one... it's easy and you don't have to go through this nonsense. Or an electric battery heater. ANYTHING but this.
And possibly add a battery blanket heater too.
@@Bambihunter1971 Yes, I said that above. It's a help.
To complicated to Rasian inginier
The engine block heater might work a little bit but this is not Alaska or Michigan this is really cold temperatures and requires extra heat to warm up
How much does it cost to call a technician before they go to work
Great work
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-40°F and -40°C are one and the same temperature.
Everyone knows that, but did you know that fifteen minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance?
@@SpoonerTuner
Banal. If you’re going to write anything at all do try and make it worthwhile.
@ibnewton8951 Ok, but writing something worthwhile is so easy that a caveman can do it.
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Why don’t they install block heaters to cars? Would be much easier and faster.
it's not practical, they run on electricity and would need to run 24/7. A block heater is like running 20 100 watt light bulbs for 20 hrs per day..This is Yakutz in Russia...not USA..temps in yakutz get down to -50
@@scotthughes7440 well at least here in Finland we have timers in our outlets to make the heater turn on 1 hour before leaving. It’s definately more efficient than blowing warm air to the engine.
Because you have to find a socket. They are not common on parking areas. To build an one parking lot you need to go to several companies and city administration just to get an approval. Who would pay for all this paperwork and installations and electricity bills after cold winters? All this questions has no answers for now
They should have installed heaters for the engine and battery. They have a battery warmer, engine coolant block warmers, oil pan warmers. Still seems like an extreme environment
In eastern Oregon we use a battery heater and oil heater, that’s why you see a plug pigtail sticking out of the radiator grill so we can plug it into an extension cord when we get home from work. Our temps can get down to around -5 so those work fine for us through the winter but definitely wouldn’t work for -50 degree climates. On top of that we have extremely low humidity levels which affects skin and other materials differently than the rest of the country, this dry climate is why you find mostly European people living these, others can’t handle the conditions just like I despise living in places like Georgia or Texas, the heat and humidity sucks for me.
love from INDIA
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I lived in Norman Wells NWT in Canada for 10 years. I loved every moment there. When it got this cold everything was left running all through the deep freeze. Day in and day out. You/We get used to it eh.
The background music is too loud it's hard to listen the commentary. Thanks
It's actually not.
Clean your ears😮
Seriously? We all can hear clearly
No it’s not
No it isn’t
I wouldn't want to live there! 😮 Brrr. 😊😊
Oil dip stick heater will be more efficient and faster！！！ I always lift my battery with special cable and keep it at home！！
No, it absolutely will not. Bahahaha.
Why don't they have garages?
Right my thoughts exactly probably because russia bro
What engine oil do they even use?
Any Teslas over there?
Well lets see where to start?
Synthetic oil is well suited for these temps.
Battery warmers with low temp stats work very well. As well add a year or so of life to them.
I see that they are trying for another Hindenburg , with attaching the ground onto the battery! It is always best to attach to a ground on the block/ or of such. So that any sparks are away from the battery. Not my doing but have seen 3 batteries explode, so don't wish any more.
As well block heaters for such temps are a great idea. Or two depending on the engine size!
I see the corrosion on the one battery at (4:27 time. ) little wonder why it did not start!!
Prevention is always better!!
Which country is this?
There is no need for these, the problem is solved with electrical connection, block heater, and webasto.
How come cars are right dand driven in Siberia ? To my knowledge Russia is a left hand driven country and Siberia is part of Russia too
Russia is right driving
Block heaters?
I thought this was going to be about Ottawa.
Why not build garages?
I thought the same thing. Basement garages. Why, though? Because it is Russia.
@@jeffg1418 ,в России смысл и содержание слова власть понимается как угнетение желаний и свобод человека.
"..... у ней особенная стать.В Россию можно только верить...."
How do people with limited income build garages. You must always spend money on things that you can afford.
No diesel engine vehicles hmm I wonder why
Block heater and a garage
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This is a re-upload.
All of that just to start a car. Just shows you that even fuel vehicles aren't even perfect. For winter weather.
SLAVA UKRAINI!!!
I wonder how an EV would do there? My Tesla has automatic battery heating and no motor oil of course. Still, I bet there would be issues.
Guaranteed battery’s do not like it cold charging could be slowed to a crawl capacity overall diminished and thousands in battery’s every couple years had enough yet?
I see at 5:08 a LOT More Corrosion, little wonder why they don't start!!!
Where are all the snow angels?
This could have been edited down to a 5-7 minute video
block heater or nothing
Sibirien - 50 Grad Celsius
Guys why not just empty the oil in the evening takeit inside the house with you.... then in the morning heat it up on a stove and pour it back inside the engine while the oil is very hot
Because that doesn’t really happen all that fast you gonna crawl under there last i checked it comes out the bottom
To all you block heater, battery heater boys out there .... I don't see anywhere to plug most of those cars in ..... Huh?
I always find it interesting how “Asian” many Russians look
Even in ice they buy toyota!😮 i though5 only desert war zone and cities toyota were no 1
TO LOUD
I understand Russian Language from the School
BULL SHIT.The highest temperature recorded in Utqiagvik was 79 °F (26 °C) on July 13, 1993, while the lowest is −56 °F (−49 °C) on February 3, 1924; the highest minimum is 56 °F (13 °C) on August 5, 2023, while the lowest maximum is −47 °F (−44 °C) on January 3, 1975.
dang.
I think its called a garage not sure how to say in eussian gracgeheski maybe they protect from the deep deez
I have the same tools and microfiber from temu too lol. Seriously though, plastic has what insulation abilities... And the reinstalled that windshield with double sided foam tape, probably from temu as well. This a ridiculous video.
Why would people want to live there???
Why would people want to live on MARS?
As far as the first question goes, Why would people want to live ANYWHERE? THERE'S A POSITIVE AND A NEGATIVE ASPECT TO ANY LOCATION. LONG LIVE CHOICES!
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Here is the reason.
@@gordonwallace3584 yes but when the negatives are like this it’s crazy! Supposedly I’m having a medical emergency and need help. They would take forever to get to me🤦🏾♂️
@@gordonwallace3584 and nobody wants to live on mars
I'm surprised they still have to do this with all the global warming