> Rdeafboy wrote: > Looking at Kats 1155 200 watt magnetic block heater [. Anyone > with experience ...I have two block heaters but DO NOT want to > chance installing them .. I don't go out if I don't have to in > freezing weather , but this may be an alternative... 300 watt > might be better ?? Thanx for your input
The magnetic heaters typically get attached to the oil pan. The factory block heaters heat the cooling system. Warm oil will help some - but what the diesel needs to run is a warm cylinder head. That's because the engine has to, via compression, get the air hot enough to burn the fuel. So warm oil will help in that the engine can turn over (crank) faster, but the oil pan is thermally a really long ways away from the heads. If your engine really doesn't have a block heater in the freeze plug hole, then I would consider a Katz heater that installs in the heater hose. Not quite as efficient as the one in the block, but it is heating the water that will heat the cylinder head. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
