2013/1/20 andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com>: > > Nearly any modern car will have provision somewhere on the engine for > a block heater. It is also likely to be in the right place too. Have > you looked for a manufacturer-original part?
No, I have not tried to look, because I have never heard that VW or Audi would have such an option from manufacturer, so I did not realize... I just tried, but did not find anything, most probably dumb issue between monitor and chair. > Warm oil and warm battery are more critical for cold-start in diesel > engines than coolant temperature. Is it safe to warm up battery with those rubber/silicon heating pads that are intended to be sticked to oil pan of engine? I do agree about warm oil. The thing is that IMHO the oil between piston and cylinder and everywhere else where friction between two parts takes place has to be warm, not the oil in the oil panm where it does not "work", so that is why I thought that coolant liquid heaters are better as the liquid is circulated through all the engine block and warms up it all. > (One week tomorrow I am off for 2 weeks in Rovaniemi doing cold > climate development, though my particular interest is in cabin heater > and oil pump performance rather than cold start) Any chance to visit Santa's workshop and get a small preview for next Christmas presents? :)) -- Viesturs If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122412 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
