I did the same thing for years with the '76 300D. - Never had a block heater burn out. Just used more electricity than needed.
> Don't think so. Back when I had my '78 300D and I had to park it outside year > round, in cold weather when I came home in the evening I would nose it up to > the garage doors and plug it in. That would be about 5PM and at 7AM i'd unplug > it and drive off to work. I did this countless times and aside from making > the electric meter spin, there were no problems. > > This was the OE block heater and cord plugged into a heavy duty extenison > cord. > > RLE -- OK Don W124 Diesels Ubuntu 8.10 KD5NRO _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
