[Vwdiesel] block heater in freeze plug

[Nate Wall]

Even in Washington DC I used the block heater IF BELOW 40 deg. F. I used
a timer and it got about 1 hour at 40 deg., 2 hrs if at 20, and 3 hrs if
below 20 and 4 hrs if really cold 10 deg? Anyway, I got much quiter
warm-ups, window defrosting w/in a couple minutes, the oil light
extinguished on start-up (using 15W-40), and much less
emissions/smoking. I figured it helped the engine last longer and use
less fuel. For 2 hours, its about 10 cents worth of power. I found that
extending the block heater time did not get the engine any warmer.
i.e.equilibrium was reached.

--nate

LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:

> > Geez, for what? Even in WI and MN you don't need them if
> > you use synoil.
>
>   Probably because, if you use the block heater, the engine
> runs as warm (which it is) and should have a longer life.
> Never hurts to have one, might at some point if you don't.  :)
>      Loren
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