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      12-19-2007, 08:23 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by schorney View Post
It's hard to say. I tried plugging the pad heater in for 3 hours tonight. The outside air temperature was approx. -15 c. I didn't really notice a difference on the gauge. What I do notice is that the warm up time is much faster.
Makes sense. Assuming your garage is about 30 degrees, your oil would start at the same temperature. Since our gauge doesn't start till 150 degrees, I was probably expecting too much thinking it would make it that hot.
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