Yes, its possible that there is a short somewhere that is getting hot, but not in the right place to function as a block heater. I would suspect that something else is going on, like maybe the oil viscosity is too high. This would make it very difficult to start in cold weather.
On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 10:12 AM, John <[email protected]> wrote: > Bill wrote the resistance was lower compared to the block heater in his > wife's car. I was thinking maybe the heater element could defective - > only part of it shorted out, but not enough to cause it to draw too much > current & blow a fuse. > > It could test good while not providing sufficient heat to get the job done. > > On 12/15/2016 9:50 AM, Gonz wrote: >> >> If its much lower resistance than normal, then there will be something >> very hot somewhere. Would probably end the short via blowing it, >> leaving it now with an open circuit. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 7:59 PM, Mark Roberts >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Gonz wrote: >>> >>>> Power (heat) = V^2/R, so inversely proportional to resistance and >>>> squared directly proportional to voltage. So a really low resistance >>>> or a even just a smal boost in voltage will produce more power >>>> (heat). >>> >>> >>> Of course, if the low resistance is caused by an internal short you >>> probably aren't going to benefit. >>> >>> -- >>> Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia >>> www.robertstech.com >>> >>> > > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
