I tried doing that with my Westy last Winter. [Winter is capitalized in
Manitoba as a sign of respect ;>) ]

I couldn't even tell the difference after the heater had been on - I have
one of those ceramic heaters from WalMart.

Marshall Ruskin

>I do the same thing -- try a timer switch that people hook up to their
lights
>when they are out of town. Van gets warm and you don't even have to worry
>about it until you are ready to go. I also loop the e-cord around the
drivers
>door handle so that I don't forget to disconnect it.
>
>Todd T
>84 Westy
>Washington DC
>