[Vwdiesel] Espar and Block Heaters WAS: Head gasket thickness

[James Hansen]

Last one I looked at was around 1400 CND, or 1900USD.
:-D
Okay maybe not that much difference...

There are others, espar are the most desirable, eberspacher has been at 
it for a while.  There's always a few on epay, sometimes they even work.
Used around here are 600 as take offs from highway tractors.  Proheat 
are pretty common too. Used they all seem to be the same price.
-james

Terry Briggs wrote:
> I checked out their web site, I like the coolant heater, would make a 
> nice addition to the gold, anyone seen a price listing on those units.
> On Nov 30, 2007, at 2:22 AM, Will Taygan wrote:
> 
>> I LOVE MY ESPAR D5!
>>
>> I've got it mounted at the max 90 degree tilt under the trunk of the 91
>> ecodiesel, the fuel feed tapped into the regular fuel line as it leaves
>> the tank, and I've got a 1/8" aluminum skid/rock plate covering it.
>>
>> I put in 5/8" lines inline from the heater core (then back to the water
>> pump). They run in a pipe-foam insulated bundle with the 3/8" veggie
>> line.
>>
>> It's great for starting the car on those mornings when there's no plug
>> for the block heater (which is at least once a week - wife working the
>> hospital night shift).
>>
>> That and the vegoil, defrost and engine are all nice and toasty and
>> ready to go.
>>
>> I'm guessing I use less than 2 cups of fuel for the hour I run it, or
>> less than 50 cents.  Leaving the block heater on for 4 hours costs
>> around 15 cents (300w * 4hrs * $0.13), but the Espar adds a LOT more
>> heat to the system.
>>
>> Will Taygan
>> Chugiak, Alaska
>>
>> On Thu, 2007-11-29 at 20:45 -0500, Sandy Cameron wrote:
>>> At 06:48 PM 29/11/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>>>> ok, that was it, I found the article and it's as you say, better
>>>> starting.  So ... if we could lower the cr to 18:1, how would we aid
>>>> starting ....
>>> Operate the block heater when the weather is chilly, and if you must 
>>> ensure
>>> start without benifit of electrical assistance, install an Espar.
>>>
>>> http://www.espar.com/html/products/coolantheaters.html
>>>
>>> Sandy
>>> VE3AAC
>>
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