Re: Engine heater

["Stephen Bigelow" <sbigelow@sprint.ca>]

Does the A6 have some weird frost plug arrangement or something?
Only diff I've ever seen in block heaters in the length of the cord.

Steve Bigelow
eastern Ontario...where we _know_ what block heaters are...
"You got yer car tied to the house tonight?"



>You could try JC whittney and get one of their engine preheaters that
>epoxies to the oil pan, or if you want I can give you the phone number of a
>company that we use for preheaters for our aircraft, but they are expensive
>(high quality though).  The problem with buying aircraft parts though is
>that 75 percent of the cost is for the supplemental type certificate that
>allows you to use the part.  The name of the company is Tannis, I just
don't
>have their number here at home.
>
>Greg Herrmann
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-quattro@audifans.com [mailto:owner-quattro@audifans.com]On
>Behalf Of LGREGF@aol.com
>Sent: Monday, May 17, 1999 12:12 PM
>To: quattro@audifans.com
>Subject: Engine heater
>
>
>I am planning to replace my 1987 5KSQ with a newer model and trying to
>determine whether anyone makes an engine block heater for the A6's (local
>dealer didn't know).  This is a device that plugs into household current
>when
>the car is parked and keeps the engine coolant temperature up.   I spend a
>lot of time in Vermont during the winter and would like to install a block
>heater to keep the engine warm....much easier on start-ups during
those -20F
>nights plus quicker warm-up.  Thanks.
>
>