I’ve been dealing with a college fleet car 300 miles away in Grand Forks. Daughter let a roommate use it because her car wouldn’t start in the -15 -20 weather last week. The roommate left the headlights on - which ended up killing the battery. So purchase a new one over the phone yesterday, daughter has to go get it, a neighbor helped put it in. -24F in Grand Forks yesterday. The car cranks fine but all the start attempts must have fouled the plugs or something because it still won’t start. So it’s wait until the temps warm up to -5 today and try again.
The car doesn’t have an engine heater, but has always started. Goes to show how one little mistake in this cold weather can really disturb the equilibrium. I might have to make a trip up there before this is over...
Fuel line could be froze.
I woke up to no water and had to go to work, so 10 or so hours later everything that contained water was a piece of rock.
I got the water flowing into the bathroom so I could at least bathe and have water and in a couple of days, it all thawed out.
I chased leaks (freeze bursts) for the next week.
Every time I rtepaired one, another .. either a break or a wekened spot .. leaked.
Crawling in and out of a dirty, wet and cold crawl space taught me a lesson.
I don't know how much I spent on repair parts, but the aggravation of using time I'd rather relax or sleep just pissed me off completely
I drip water now and take no chances.