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, =
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'Ol Bessie
'82TD Westy
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf =
Of Theresa
Reinhardt
Sent:
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Diesel - block heater
To all Diesel van owners out there =
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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 =