Re: Pre-heating the engine

From: Gary Hedlin (ghedlin@theramp.net)
Date: Thu Jan 23 2003 - 01:55:12 EST


Dodge has an engine block heater. List price is 33.00 (part number
82300749). Looks like a good solution.

Has anyone used one of these??

Gary Hedlin

in article 3E2F8912.CBCCA357@kencofish.com, KenCo at ken@kencofish.com wrote
on 1/23/03 12:17 AM:

>
> Jason Bleazard wrote:
>>
>> Anyone got any good ideas how to keep the engine warm overnight, or warm it
>> up in the morning so it isn't so hard to start? Short of installing a block
>> heater, that is.
>>
>> I'm a bit nervous about running a space heater in the engine compartment,
>> which is about the only thing I can think of.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jason
>
>
> you can splice in a tank heater to the heater hose
> or get a lower rad. hose heater. both work as good
> as a freeze plug/block heater.
>
> you can run them on a heavy duty timer and set it to
> come on a few hrs. before you usually leave in morn.
>
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