Engine block heater

[Brett Dikeman]

On Oct 28, 2006, at 9:11 PM, Fred Munro wrote:

> Probably stuck to the bottom of the oil pan. Audi & VW have been  
> using the
> stick-on oil heaters for a number of years. Every now and then one  
> falls off
> and sets the belly pan on fire. This has incinerated a few cars. It
> incinerated my brother's friend's house because his TDI caught fire  
> in the
> garage - don't know why he had it plugged in inside the garage, but he
> probably won't do it again.

Yikes.  How on earth did they get it past the UL et al without  
temperature safeties?

Brett