Reddit reviews Zerostart 3100057 Engine Block Heater for Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, Jeep, Pontiac, Continental, Oldsmobile, 1-5/8-Inch Diameter | CSA Approved | 120 Volts | 600 Watts
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Ensure quick winter starts and reduce engine wearFor Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, Jeep, Pontiac, Continental, Oldsmobile. See Zero start catalog for specific applications.1-5/8-Inch diameter5. 8' (1. 8m) cord includedVolts: 120 | Watts: 600 | Plug Type: 120 Volt, 15 Amp (Type A)CSA approved
It's a block heater, something like this. Used to get some heat in your oil when you live where it gets really freakin' cold. Plug it into an outlet after parking, and the next morning you don't have to wait for your vehicle to warm up.
I have one on my Jeep ZJ. Comes in handy during Montana winters (and Fall, and sometimes Spring).
In Yellowknife (and Canada generally), one commonly has one or more of these four things, each of which will have an electrical cord with a two-prong plug meant for your standard North American 110/120V AC socket.
Then, run all the cords to your car's grille. Get an extension cord that has 3 or 4 sockets, plug your cords into that extension cord, then plug the extension cord into an outlet on the outside of your house, or an outlet in your parking lot. If you want to be eco-friendly and not use any more electricity than you absolutely have to, put a timer on that outlet, and have the juice come on at, say, 4-5 am, 'cause 3 hours or so is usually enough to make your car's parts all nice and toasty.
Install a block heater
Engine block heater then? Or a garage?
> however it’s not always possible to warm up, especially when it gets to -35 etc. nothing warms up in that.
Hot Pad Heater ($30.44 USD) + Engine Block Heater ($27.95 USD)
A119 is very popular, goodluck with it, v2 is more stable than v1.
Can you string an extension cord to your card?
And here's a heated seat pad
Have you tested the antifreeze? Antifreeze that has been left in an engine for a long time without being changed, or had water added to bring it out of the 50-50 mix can degrade its properties. There are cheap coolant testers you can get at autoparts stores or similar area will sell them. They let you take a sample of the coolant and the float will tell you its rating. -15 is cold, if the antifreeze isn't doing it's job and freezes it can crack the block/heads and cause all kinds of trouble. Hopefully it won't be this but worth checking.
I would see if you can get a engine block warmer:
https://www.amazon.com/Zerostart-310-0057-Engine-Block-Heater/dp/B000NM2KNA
or something similar to heat the block to see if it helps.
Alternative things could be IAT sensor or any similar temperature sensor, the engine relies on this when starting to properly gauge the fuel mixture in the engine and if a temp sensor is sending out funky information it can also cause this.