My race car sits in a unheated pole barn. We in Central Texas are supposed to see 9 degrees on Tue. morning and the DFW area could see 2 degrees! Well over 24 hours under 27 degrees for us here and looks like the DFW area (or at least Prosper where Jay lives) could be below freezing from Thursday night until the following Wed.
Damn I really should read what I write before posting. Arctic!
JJ
Last edited by ShadowBolt; 02-10-2021 at 10:21 AM.
Thanks for the heads up Jerry. Sounds like you will be shuffling some cars around.
-Michael Mosty
CMC #11 Mosty Brothers' Racing
Director - TX Region
My car is stuck in storage but I have power there. Am I better off draining the water out of the radiator, or leaving it full of water on a block heater I have in the radiator?
I have a heater probe that goes into the radiator and an electric freeze outlet that turns the heater on at 38* so I can confirm it works well before the temps go below 0; forecast is down to 18* here.
Shove a space heater underneath and let it run until the "cold" is gone.
RM CMC Director
What space heater will fit under a race car?Originally Posted by Supercharged111
Shove a space heater underneath and let it run until the "cold" is gone.
JJ
I have 2 little heaters that fit, they're each 1500 watts. I've done this at an October race before, but for that I turned it down to 1000 because when you're only just below freezing it doesn't take much, especially if it's inside the trailer. Had a dream last night I froze the block on my Z06, thanks guys!
RM CMC Director
I don't give a damn about the radiator as it is easy to drain. Getting all the water out of the block is another issue all together.
JJ
My engine cracked because of freeze damage while I was oveseas. I wont let that happen twice! I will probably put one 100w light bulb on each side of the engine block. That should do the trick. Thanks for the reminder.
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-Dylan
3rd Gen CMC Wannabee
There are little space heaters that should fit between the radiator and engine that are less than a foot tall. Heaters are great until the ice buildup on trees starts taking down power lines and you lose power for a few days. Friend did the light bulb on his boat on a lift- but power went out and crack went the block.
Pranav your LS has some drain plugs on each side of the block.
Might see a 0 for a low and spend 24 hours below 15 in Plano-don't know that its ever been that low.
Bryan Leinart
CMC #24
Looks like some freeze comin y’all’s way. Don’t forget about the engines. Hope all is well.
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-Dylan
3rd Gen CMC Wannabee
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