[Bob In Ct]

Hey Art:
Keep in mind that when you have combustion of a hydrocarbon you produce 2 products in great amounts, carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (HOH). Because your car has been sitting in the cold for weeks on end is will have a temperature less than the ambient once you kerosun (or whatever) gets going. The water in the air will quickly figure out that many of the surfaces in the car are below ambient (and the dew point) and condense on them. The wires under the dash, contacts in your starter and distributer and other parts will become a cold can of soda on a warm humid day!

The same thing can happen when after weeks of intense cold a warm moist mass of air comes up the coast. Your car becomes a giant coke can. To avoid the condensation I keep a light bulb burning in the cockpit and under the hood all winter.

It may not be a perfect solution, but it can't hurt.

Bob