[s-cars] Block Heater Question

[mlp qwest]

A plug in electrical heater, sometimes located in the oil pan, used in very,
very cold climates (i.e., places like West Yellowstone, Wyoming, Alaska
etc.) In the winter, when or if you parked your car outside, you could plug
it in to keep the block at least lukewarm.  Some rest stop / restaurants and
motels in some of these places even offer a sort of electrical hitching post
you can pull your car (pickup truck) up to and plug in to keep things warm
while you'd have dinner etc.

My first Audi purchased out of Sheridan, Wyoming came with one as a
"standard" dealer item add-on (kind of like that extra rust coating, or
paint sealant, the dealers all want to sell you as an extra cost item......

JC Whitney used to offer a variety of them, some far better than others.  If
you've ever noticed what looks like an electrical socket hanging or peaking
out the front grill of (usually) the ranch pick ups in your area, it's
probably equipped with a block heater.

~-----Original Message-----
~From: s-car-list On Behalf Of Paul Friedenberg
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~What's a block heater? :)
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~(I use 15w50 Mobil 1 year round)
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~Paul
~New Mexico
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