Do you have an engine block heater in your car?

Do you have an engine block heater in your car?
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Yes. It is vital since I drive a diesel car and live in northern New England. I’ve also expanded that concept to installing electrical heat tracing on the fuel lines. When I first switched over to B100 biodiesel I had to experiment with cold temperature anti-gel additives as the pour point of early biodiesel was higher than the petroleum based fuel. This problem has now been corrected by the biodiesel producer.
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