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- From: george@mech.seas.upenn.edu
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Extending engine life--Block heater
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- Date: 16 Dec 92 01:16:33 GMT
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- :>My boss swears by these. He has his hooked up to a timer on the
- :>electrical outlet, so it only heats up the engine for two hours
- :>before he leaves for work.
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- :I'm always afraid one of these will malfunction and set fire to the oil on
- :my block.
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- the ones i've seen are water heaters, that go in line in your
- cooling system ( into the car's heater line i suppose ) I dont
- think there is much danger of fire there. If you were directly
- heating the oil maybe there would be cause for concern...
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- / george jefferson
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