Actually there IS a 'block heater' for the wasserboxer. Sticks to the bottom of the crankcase. Warms the oil rather than the coolant. Another alternative is a circulating heater that installs into the heater hose. Lastly, one can always put a floodlight under the engine aimed at the sump. I use the last trick when it drops below -10. Cheap... easy... Jim Arnott WetWesties Union, OR Hydesmith wrote: > > VW bus and the northern winters.... > > Also, as far as I know, there is no way to > install a block heater, even in the Vanagon water-cooled models as > there are no frost plugs. Block heaters are something you southern > folks won't know anything about, but they are high wattage 120volt > plug-in heaters which warm your engine blocks and are required if you > want to be able to start your vehicle once it drops below -20 degrees > C overnight ... my diesel Jetta likes to be plugged in once the > mercury falls just a few degrees below freezing) as there are no > frost plugs. I am looking into installing a circulating heater into > the coolant system. Any advice. > > Ch-ch-ch-ch-cheers. > -- > B Hydesmith/83 Westfalia/Winnipeg/MB/Canada/hsc@mac.com > _____________________________________________ |
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