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"Cordless" engine block heater?
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J Graham Pratt
Sep 17, 2002, 4:35:28 PM9/17/02
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I recently acquired a 1986 VW diesel with engine block heater.
Unfortunately, I will not be able to park the car near to a source of
electricity to plug in the engine block heater this winter.
Unfortunately, I will not be able to park the car near to a source of
electricity to plug in the engine block heater this winter.
Is there some kind of battery-operated engine block heater on the market? Or
is this just a pipe dream?
Thanks.
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J. Graham Pratt
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Joseph Meehan
Sep 17, 2002, 7:24:25 PM9/17/02
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In short, no. If you had a battery strong enough to run it you would
not need it.
not need it.
Where do you live. My old 80's diesel Rabbit started reliably down
to -17F which is as cold as I ever had it.
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Joseph E. Meehan
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R.J.F.
Sep 21, 2002, 5:11:05 PM9/21/02
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Battery power for this kind of thing is not feasible, but there are
other options. There are propane fired (which I have not tried) and
diesel fired (which I have used on larger diesels) circulating block
heaters. The diesel fired ones (such as Webasto and Pro-Heat) are
quite expensive but have superb performance. They can heat a 13
liter plus engine to over one hundred degrees Fahrenheit from -40 in
about half an hour. They are programmable. The propane ones (which
I have seen in JC Whitney and other such mail order rags) are much
less expensive but would require mounting a propane tank and keeping
it filled. Don't forget that in serious subzero temperatures keeping
your fuel gel-free can be just as much of a problem as block
temperature.
The big question is whether the temperatures you will encounter
require this kind of solution.
other options. There are propane fired (which I have not tried) and
diesel fired (which I have used on larger diesels) circulating block
heaters. The diesel fired ones (such as Webasto and Pro-Heat) are
quite expensive but have superb performance. They can heat a 13
liter plus engine to over one hundred degrees Fahrenheit from -40 in
about half an hour. They are programmable. The propane ones (which
I have seen in JC Whitney and other such mail order rags) are much
less expensive but would require mounting a propane tank and keeping
it filled. Don't forget that in serious subzero temperatures keeping
your fuel gel-free can be just as much of a problem as block
temperature.
The big question is whether the temperatures you will encounter
require this kind of solution.
Jay
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