If the battery was partially discharged it will have frozen at those
temps and now be NFG. Windshield washer system (if fitted) will be
frozen too.
John and Muddy
Paul Quin wrote:
> Speaking of cold weather...
>
> I'm expecting delivery of a 110 this week that has been traveling accross
> Canada by rail for the last six weeks (don't ask...) It was in Winnipeg
> right at the peak of the recent prairie cold snap where temperatures dipped
> to below -50C at night. Before the Land Rover was shipped, I had the
> previouse owner top up the antifreeze and test the coolant. He says that
> the mixture went off the scale of his tester (the usual float type) so I
> hope the rad / engine block have survived.
>
> Living on the Canadian Riviera like I do, where our recent cold snap got
> down to - 3C (26 F) I have no experience with the likes of -50. Should the
> Land Rover be okay when it arrives? Can I expect a dead battery? Anything
> else to check before she's fired up?
>
> TIA
>
> Paul Quin
> Victoria, BC Canada
>
>
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