There are several types. For a VW the under pan is probably the easiest to install. Could also look at the circulating type which fits into a coolant line and auto syphon/pumps hot coolant through the engine heating it more evenly. You really only need to have it on for 2 hours to preheat the oil. Leaving it on all night is hard on the power bill and the environment. If you happen to live on a farm, park it on the manure pile. My granddad's model T would start easily in minus twenty. On Monday, September 29, 2003, at 04:03 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 14:58:45 -0500 > From: Wesley Alden Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU> > Subject: engine block heaters? > > A while ago I saw someone mentioning the benefits of an engine block > heater for the winter. Any opinions on this? How much do they cost? > And > where can one get one? I'm in chicago---is this something I should > look > into to extend the life of my van? > |
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