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Originally Posted by slogfilet
I'm wondering if another experiment might be needed...
To redo this experiment would require several nights with consistent outdoor temperature:
Day 1: run heater for 15 minutes, crank engine to mix coolant, check temp.
Day 2: run heater for 30 minutes, crank engine to mix coolant, check temp.
Day 3: run heater for 45 minutes, crank engine to mix coolant, check temp.
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Day X: run heater for 15*X minutes, minutes, crank engine to mix coolant, check temp.
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That's a good idea! I've been making a mental note of outdoor temperature, heating time and coolant temperature, but my mental notepad got a
memory overflow error (I've got the old model with only a few bytes of memory
). I should make a habit of writing it all down in my trip log.
Quote:
Originally Posted by ConnClark
My car came with a 400 Watt true block heater from the factory. The elements are right in the block underneath the head. I find that just 15 minutes of use makes all the difference in the world as far as getting the thing started. I get no white smoke from incomplete diesel combustion and the starter spins the crank much faster.
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Looks like you've got a big ol' AC powered glow plug. :jealous:
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