re: block heater (listers near the equator can ignore)

["Livolsi, Stephane" <livols1@investorsgroup.com>]

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>Mine is similarly equipped but.....
>Here I go again doing strange things...... I figure a block heater is 'OK'
>and that a better system would circulate the warmed up antifreeze throughout
>the engine and heater core.  I am working on a system that will do just that
>using the after run pump which is designed to help cool the turbo.  There
>probably is a system available commercially, but I like doing things like
>this so here I go.  I am going to incorporate a timer that will turn the
>block heater on in the morning, and then the coolant pump for a few minutes
>before I get in.  Ideally the whole thing will be mounted under the hood (but
>easily removable for summer) so that you always have it with you, and all
>that's on the outside is the plug.  Theoretically I will avoid draining the
>car battery by switching the house AC to DC and dropping it to 12 volts to
>run the turbo pump. Will keep listers posted as I make progress and share
>details with those interested
>
>PS, While I'm at it, I could probably wire in a circuit that would top up the
>charge on the battery whenever the block heater is plugged in......
>
>Stephane Livolsi
>180 Yorston St
>Williams Lake, BC, V2G 3Z1
>ph 250-392-2637
>fax 250-392-2693
>
>'86 5KTQ stock (if you don't know what it means, you aren't in the club)
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>From: 	Mike Mulholland[SMTP:meyeke@netinc.ca]
>Sent: 	November 1, 1999 2:07 PM
>To: 	quattro@audifans.com
>Subject: 	block heater
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>eric my audi came equipped with a block heater, as did the other audis i
>have owned in northern canada. it appears to use the frost plug above the
>oil filter. there's no room to look but thats where the hydro line goes. in
>the 4 years that i haveowned this car (86 5kcdtq) it has never failed to
>start even at -40deg. nor even when left at an airport for 2 weeks with
>ambient temps around -25deg C.(-30deg F) and thats with 15w 50 mobil 1. i
>have _never_ used the block heater!
>mike
>86 5kcdtq, tap chip sjm spring
>84 5ks
>84 5ksw
>many cyclops bicycles
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