block heaters
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The 1000w heater will only warm the motor for the startup.
While its heating its also loosing heat from heat rise/absorb thru the rad / H-core / motor. If the thermo was to open or in bypass (stuck) you will have even less temp. The heater has no temp control on it for the same reason. If you can get 90/100* your doing real good.
You can plug the heater in on a hot summer day and it will not puke the coolant.
Bill
While its heating its also loosing heat from heat rise/absorb thru the rad / H-core / motor. If the thermo was to open or in bypass (stuck) you will have even less temp. The heater has no temp control on it for the same reason. If you can get 90/100* your doing real good.
You can plug the heater in on a hot summer day and it will not puke the coolant.
Bill
Last edited by MADVAN; Nov 8, 2007 at 09:10 PM.
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With block heater plugged in it still takes a few minutes for the water temp to reach 100 on my guague.
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