On Mon, 25 Aug 2014 12:40:25 -1000, SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
>I have one of these flanges with 3 glow plugs in it .. >and 'one of these days' I'll bolt it to another one, to make a fitting >that can go right in a hose that's part of the heater circuit. > >Such cars have fairly high out put alternators too ... >tdi jettas use either a 90 or a 120 amp alternator I believe. I'd think twice about that idea - at 10A per plug, that's a huge load on the alternator. FWIW, I made a prototype electric house water heater using one of these flanges, even at the super-low flow rate of the faucet they barely warmed the water - from 50 to 80 degrees, with a restrictor in place also. Glow plugs are great for heating a combustion chamber but that's about it. Later TDIs didn't have these, guess they figured out they really weren't worthwhile. Karl |
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