You know, I tried that for a while (at least it seemed like a while) and wasn't having any luck.

I think the biggest thing was getting the engine heated up so everything could work correctly again. An added bonus is a snow free parking spot now, haha . . . that space heater worked wonders.

 

good job on getting it going, get an oil pan heater and a block heater, i have both on mine and it works good, also with the block heater there is not much to check, all it is, is an element that goes inside your block with a cord comming out and a three pronged male end, so the only thing to check for is if its broken and touching on something, but i would just get a new one