[Vwdiesel] Block Heater Watts?

[Lee Hillsgrove]

>
> Just wondering how much the average block heater uses on a 92 Jetta TD in
> Watts??


  I think the standard freeze plug heaters are about 350 watts.


>If, in the worst case scenario I had to start the car when it
> was really cold, I could run the block heater off an AC/DC convertor from
> another car. Boosting at -30C doesnt help much.


 I guess that would work, but you'd have to keep the other car running the
whole time to keep the voltage up. Better use one of the ones that clips
onto the battery, not powered through the cigarette lighter. I'd want at
least a 500 watt inverter to run the block heater.


  Lee
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