All my cars have, and all my former cars had, electrical heaters. You don't need a pump. There are universal models that sits in the cooler hose that works flawlessly.
There's a silicone/rubber plate model nowadays that you glue directly onto the oil pan that works pretty well too. Some guys use it to pre-heat the oil reservoir on hydraulic machines. I think the price is 50-70 Euro. -26 C right now... /S 2013/1/20 craig <cr...@facework.com> > On 1/19/2013 1:22 PM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > > Hello! > > > > Winter has arrived with temperatures below -20C, so I finally decided > > to something about inability to start up car's engine in these cold > > mornings. > > There are lots of options for auxiliary heating with fuel and > > electricity. I found on ebay a nice heater that works from fuel, but > > it costs some 600 EUR. > > I found out that my parents have installed some electrical heaters in > > several of our tractors. They are cheap (something around 70 EUR) and > > work good, but the problem is that there is no pump inside the unit, > > just heater. In tractors they are specially placed relatively low to > > the engine so that the cooling liquid flows naturally as it is heated. > > I do not think that it is possible in car, so the question is: > > Can anyone suggest a small pump, powered by AC electricity and, what > > is most important, that will work in -20C, -30C temperature? I was > > thinking about all these aquarium pumps - size is great, flow rate > > also good, but I am reserved about them working below 0C. > > > > Is there something for a reasonable price? > > Thanks in advance! > A couple of inexpensive alternative in rough order of costs. > > 1 install a momentary switch to put an additional battery in series on > the ignition circuit. This wont work if it is too cold to turn over the > engine but a really hot spark makes a big difference. (you dont need a > very big auxillery battery since the ignition does not draw a lot to > current and it is just used to start the car. release the switch as soon > as the car starts. ) I use this when I go into the mountains in the winter. > > Note: I have only used this on old cars so I don't know if it will > something bad to a modern ignition system. > > 2. heat the battery. A simple heating pad with a little insulation works > quite well. (Wrap the pad in a acid resistant plastic if you want it to > last). > > These won't heat the car but will make it a lot easier to start. > > > Craig > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, > MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current > with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft > MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_123012 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_123012 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
