[Fot] Engine heater

[WILLIAM TOBIN]

  I used to have a Dodge Coronet wagon that I used for various ski trips.
Dodge had an option to heat the engine block that consisted of knocking out
a soft plug and installing a replacement that had a heater element in it.
Plug it into 110v and leave overnight; worked great; kept the coolant warm.
Only drawback was that you had to have the right sized soft plug. The
in-line heater hose setup works ok too.
  The dipstick on my Dodge van is about 4 feet long so a dipstick heater
probably wouldn't reach the oil level!
  The trouble light under the hood is as cheap and easy as anything. This
could make for a good joke for  certain Eastern European types (Oscar
Koveleski?) Make sure it's a 100 watt bulb and not flourescent! Couldn't
resist.
  Bill----- Original Message -----
  From: "ofbracing" <ofbracing at nefcom.net>
  To: "FOT" <FOT at autox.team.net>
  Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 12:06 PM
  Subject: [Fot] Engine heater


  > As one of the lucky ones who get to race throughout the winter months,
I'd
  > like some suggestions as to good ways to keep an engine warm overnight
at
  > the track when it gets down to the 30s-40s?  Putting the car in a heated
  > trailer isn't an option in our case since we're sleeping in there.  What
  > have you tried that actually worked?  Thanks, Don
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