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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: ObscuredByClouds on April 29, 2009, 05:18:34 pm

Title: Block heater?
Post by: ObscuredByClouds on April 29, 2009, 05:18:34 pm

I got a block heater from 1stvw a few months ago and it's bad already. Anyone got any alternatives and what is the price?

Title: Block heater?
Post by: subsonic on April 29, 2009, 05:42:04 pm

Bad like how?  What went wrong with it.

Title: Block heater?
Post by: camboscams on April 29, 2009, 06:38:15 pm

I'm partial the the stick on oil pan heaters. I've got a 100watt for mine.

I figure they work as well as a block heater but less invasive. They will do the same thing through natural convection. Being as the heat is at the bottom it will continue heating the entire engine.

Plus the fact when you have a block heater it only warms the coolent (to a certin extent). With a pan heater the oil is the first thing to get warm and will prevent the thick oil cold start damage...

Just my thoughts, Cambo

Title: Block heater?
Post by: rallydiesel on April 29, 2009, 06:43:13 pm

How did the block heater go bad? They're about as simple as you can get. Do you just need a new cord?

Title: Block heater?
Post by: lord_verminaard on April 30, 2009, 07:32:08 am

Was it the ZeroStart kind?  I just put one in my Wife's engine block during re-assembly.....


Brendan

Title: Block heater?
Post by: arb on April 30, 2009, 07:33:58 am

Quote from: "camboscams"

I'm partial the the stick on oil pan heaters. I've got a 100watt for mine.

I figure they work as well as a block heater but less invasive. They will do the same thing through natural convection. Being as the heat is at the bottom it will continue heating the entire engine.

Plus the fact when you have a block heater it only warms the coolent (to a certin extent). With a pan heater the oil is the first thing to get warm and will prevent the thick oil cold start damage...

Just my thoughts, Cambo

Tanis is the gold standard for aircraft stick-on preheaters. http://www.tanisaircraft.com/index.html