[Vwdiesel] Blockheater --- ( Whats Watt )

[Kevin Jack]

Ya I know all about Ohms law...I understand why it wont work..

I think Im in good shape except for the starter problem...once I fix that
Ill be laughing.

Next year Ill think about changing the block heater for a bigger one...

Ill try some of your ideas Hagar...along with some others suggested on the
board.

I like the idea of the Cetane booster too.

Thanks again.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "H.Hagar" <h_hagar at prcn.org>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 4:31 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Blockheater --- ( Whats Watt )


This guy Ohm's is screwing things up with his LAW especially
the square one.    --    Power in Watts =  E squared over R .
get it Kevin Jack ?  half the voltage 1/4  the power on your heater
That's why you can not get it to work at 12 Volts.

Comes to about 17 Watts.. Further the standard heater is what I
call an overnight heater. It is that slow at minus 35C.  The fact that you
can
start at minus 15 C is good news. So right off the bat locate a 1500W
heater and get a  250 foot roll of 3 X 18 cabtire.If you can only get a
1000W one that's ok too. Get the type that circulates the coolant.Do
not fail to clean and lubricate battery connections.

Next engine I do will have 3 heaters installed. Read my lips.

There are also 24Volt heaters available. (12 V ?)
Hagar.
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