[Vwdiesel] fuel consumption during idle?CCCcccold here !

[Smith, Michael]

Does anyone have any data (empircal, anecdotal or otherwise) on how much
fuel a 1.6L diesel engine will consume per hour if it's idling , cold start
knob pulled out, 
with the outside temps hovering around -20*C ??

Anyone have any guesses even?....if I get some good figures from you guys I
probably won't perform any tests with this weekend, otherwise, my driveway
will be a test-bed for a fuel consumption idle analysis study..

I can get an Espar (coolant) heater for around $700 (barely used)
(bro-in-law is a dealer/installer), but I just don't have it ($$) right
now......

Gotta figure out a way to turn this Bondo Golfy into a daily driver before
June ;-)
No place to plug it in at work....the burnt glowplug is being difficult and
I've done everything else already....synthetic oil, big (new) battery
1000cca, #1AWG starter wire....3 GP's working.

Mike in NB