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

[James Hansen]

Ones I have access to are takeoffs from highway tractors, so they have 
all the timers, thermostats and stuff.  They run around 600 beans, and 
could be anything, but there are lot of proheats around here, I would 
prefer espar however.
I plan on getting one, and putting quick disconnects on some stuff, so 
it can go from unit to unit.  I have a quonset that is 6000 bucks away 
from power, so my new 30'doors going in are running on 12v and I 
currently use a 9hp diesel Yanmar knockoff 30A genset to plug block 
heaters in- no plans to run power that far.   In winter when I have to 
haul grain, an timed espar on board would be just the thing, if I can 
get them for reasonable.  If there are others, I know Mark Shirley 
wanted one, if anyone else wants one lemme know, I'll speak for some 
when they are available.
-james

Sandy Cameron wrote:
> At 07:23 PM 30/11/2007 -0600, you wrote:
>> 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.
> 
> 
> I hear the Espars are popular with the yachting set (don'tneed to ask the
> price!)
> 
> I have a nice little pull-out from a highway tractor called a "Wintermiser"
> It was on a truck we had at work. Not sure why it was changed out, but I got it.
> 
> Cute little forced-air boiler (diesel) and a circulating pump. It is intact,
> but the control system is complex, with timers and cyclers and high and low
> thermostats. I have not sat down to figure it out.
> 
> I just carry the 800 watt lunch box generator in the trunk, to use on the
> block heater when needed. (Like over night at the  camp)
> 15 minutes of 350 watt block heater, and winter oil, no problems.
> 
> Since the block heater is located where it mainly heats the head and
> injectors, it doesnt take much.
> 
> At home, I leave it plugged in all the time, and use a variac to drop the
> voltage to make it about 150 watts, easier on the heater AND the pocket
> book, and she's always hot to trot .
> 
> Even at 150 watts (1.5 amps on my amprobe) the engine is toasty, starts
> instantly, and warms up quicker.
> 
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