Date:         Thu, 28 Aug 2014 22:42:18 -0400
Reply-To:     Karl Mullendore <tdiguru@WESTYVENTURES.COM>
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From:         Karl Mullendore <tdiguru@WESTYVENTURES.COM>
Subject:      Re: They said it couldn't be done....

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