Engine block warmers on a scoot in winter?

[Stig / Major Tom]

Don't want to run this cold weather scootering into the ground - but, just remembered that I have a small engine block warmer (adheres to the bottom of engine) still in the package from my pre-scooterin' car. The scoot will be parked in a garage next to an outlet - has anyone used a block heater on their scooters? Or, the old light bulb and blanket heater in the winter?

[de-dee]

warmers are good for starting ,. I use a timer, it makes a differance,. 

[tortoise]

Just throwing this out for discussion . . if it could be done safely, would it not be preferable to warm the fuel so it would atomize better in cold temperatures, especially on a fuel injected engine (no carb fuel bowl), as compared to engine oil?  On a metal scooter gas tank, perhaps something like a candle warmer could be attached with Velcro . . or a stick-on Kat's 25 watt silicone pad heater.

On a carbureted engine, if the carb mounting configuration allowed to do so safely, perhaps something like a small iron could be placed through the seat-tub bottom access opening and positioned against the carb fuel bowl.

[ts1]

What winter temperatures are you talking about?
Fuel is liquid even at -40°C. That's usally not the problem.
Better use good winter oil, viscosity like OW30.
Cold air is good for more oxygen. But beware of carburet freezing. Some scooters have automatic carburetor heating, others fuel injection. Problematic are simpe carburetors.

[de-dee]

  the battery can loose up to 1/2 of its poop in cold weather,.  thats why in canada you can get 1,000 cold cranking amps, in a car battery 800 is average, 

[JJJoseph]

has anyone used a block heater on their scooters?

I just drive my Sento into the kitchen.  On really cold nights I take it to bed with me.

[Stig / Major Tom]

I just drive my Sento into the kitchen.  On really cold nights I take it to bed with me.

It gets the lower bunk, right? How many cc's is it?