[Vwdiesel] Block/Engine heaters?

[McCanless, James]

http://www.tdiheater.com/

This is a generic heater that has been tailored to be a custom fit on
the applicable TDIs. It gives a good description about circulating the
coolant. There are available at you local autoparts usually.

Troy

-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]
On Behalf Of Neil
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 4:11 PM
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Block/Engine heaters?


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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