[Vwdiesel] Block/Engine heaters?

[Val Christian]

I have the block type (soft plug insert) on my diesel tractor.
20 years old, sits outside 24/7.  Works great.  Pain to install,
but pretty close to permanent.  It has enough heat output to 
handle frigid (10F to -5F) temps with high winds.  

My thoughts on the tank type is that they loose a fair amount of heat 
through the radiator.  The dipstick type are power limited.  The glue
on type I have no anecdotal experience on.

I'll have the head off my 91 NA in a couple of weeks.  It would be a 
great time to install a block heater.  What are your price points and
wattages for the blockheater?

Val


> 
> It's gettin chilly at night here in the desert, now and the old rabbit =
> doesn't start so easy in the AM....  I've been thinking about a block =
> heater for it.... it's a Calif car...  my Colorado car had a good, =
> 'freeze-plug' heater, but I don't want to go through installing that on =
> this one.
> 
> JCWhitney has a few; one that glues onto the pan; I'm afraid I would =
> scrape it off during one of my Baja trips;
> 
> Another is a 'tank type', you cut it into the heater hose...  the ad =
> says it 'circulates' the coolant - pretty interesting;
> 
> Last is a 'dipstick' style... a slender, flexible rod to be slipped down =
> the dipstick tube....  ad says 'not for plastic pans'...  they didn't =
> use plastic pans on old ('81) rabbits, did they?
> 
> Has anyone used any of these?  I'm kinda leaning to the dipstick first, =
> and if that doesn't do it,then maybe the tank...
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Neil
> 
> 
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