A block heater is a must on any engine you plan on keeping for the long-haul in a cold climate. That goes double for a diesel! Any parts house that specializes in foreign cars should have on for the Vanagon diesels. I think the freeze plug is the same on all inline 4 VW engines, gas and diesel, so it follows that the heater is probably the same too. A preheated engine will start much easier with less wear and tear, and the heater inside the van will start putting out heat a lot quicker too. Mike Moery, Anchorage, AK ------------------- ||E[__] [__]|[_]\\ | =======| - || * * * =( o )--------( o )=* **'Ol Bessie '82TD Westy*** -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Theresa Reinhardt Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 1:29 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Diesel - block heater To all Diesel van owners out there - Does it make sense to install a block heater, and has anyone done this (& where did you get it?), or is the problem with the diesel turning to jelly in the tank before it ever gets to the nicely heated block? Teresa in Peoria (where we get all that cold Canadian air)
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