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Piwoslaw · 10-30-2010, 05:35 PM

My heater is only 550W (Kill-a-Watt-oid says 519W), it was the only one I could find for my engine. It takes its sweet time, but that's much better than nothing. Won't help much on short notice, though

I did start wondering about adding a small (~5-10W) pump to help move the coolant into the engine block before it cools, and/or insulate the section between the heater and the block. The latter wouldn't be too hard if only I could get my hand that deep behind the engine without lifting it out of the car

I guess the next step would be to find a small heater that replaces the oil pan's drain plug.

10-30-2010, 05:35 PM	#89 (permalink)
Piwoslaw aero guerrilla Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 3,747 Svietlana II - '13 Peugeot 308SW e-HDI 6sp 90 day: 58.1 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,328 Thanked 749 Times in 476 Posts	My heater is only 550W (Kill-a-Watt-oid says 519W), it was the only one I could find for my engine. It takes its sweet time, but that's much better than nothing. Won't help much on short notice, though I did start wondering about adding a small (~5-10W) pump to help move the coolant into the engine block before it cools, and/or insulate the section between the heater and the block. The latter wouldn't be too hard if only I could get my hand that deep behind the engine without lifting it out of the car I guess the next step would be to find a small heater that replaces the oil pan's drain plug. __________________ e·co·mod·ding: the art of turning vehicles into what they should be What matters is where you're going, not how fast. "... we humans tend to screw up everything that's good enough as it is...or everything that we're attracted to, we love to go and defile it." - Chris Cornell [Old] Piwoslaw's Peugeot 307sw modding thread