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nonsensez9 · 01-16-2009, 12:17 AM

even though my summer car is parked for the winter, I still plug it in when it gets to -25c

Kelster · 01-16-2009, 01:02 AM

Magnetic block heaters suck. You have to plug them in when the car is still warm and the cord is too short and they only work if your oil pan is steel and they only warm the oil. The best luck I ever had with a coolant heater was one that grafted into the lower radiator hose in such a place that convection would carry warm coolant up into the block. Put that on a 74 'burban with a snowplow and never had a problem starting it even with the 25 yr old (at the time) rochester carb on it, even with the -20 to -30 spells we had here when I owned it.

HTWLSS · 01-16-2009, 06:30 PM

The SS has something the V6 doesn't have, that is probably using the location a block heater would otherwise occupy.

01-16-2009, 01:02 AM	#16
Kelster Drives: Many Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N.E. Colorado Posts: 57	Magnetic block heaters suck. You have to plug them in when the car is still warm and the cord is too short and they only work if your oil pan is steel and they only warm the oil. The best luck I ever had with a coolant heater was one that grafted into the lower radiator hose in such a place that convection would carry warm coolant up into the block. Put that on a 74 'burban with a snowplow and never had a problem starting it even with the 25 yr old (at the time) rochester carb on it, even with the -20 to -30 spells we had here when I owned it. __________________ "Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others.” Ayn Rand

01-16-2009, 06:30 PM	#17
HTWLSS Camaro Disciple Drives: Camaro, Chevelle, Corvette... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: +45° 23' 30.0588", -122° 48' 7.3296" Posts: 658	The SS has something the V6 doesn't have, that is probably using the location a block heater would otherwise occupy. __________________ How the Disciples help Chevrolet and Being a Camaro Disciple http://modernclassicsauto.com '68 Chevelle Malibu Coupe; '67 Chevelle Wagon; '99 Convertible Camaro SS #0069; '07 Z06; '06 Silverado Crew Cab 2500 4x4 dually; '14 Sonic RS Hatchback

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01-16-2009, 12:17 AM	#15
nonsensez9 Drives: 05 mustang gt Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: bc, canada Posts: 71	even though my summer car is parked for the winter, I still plug it in when it gets to -25c