[AT] O/T GM diesel question

[Ralph Goff]

Charlie
A heat light would eventually warm up the engine block but I think it would
be a long term process. The circulating block heaters we use here are
usually about 800 watts, although I have a 1500 watt on the Massey 90. The
small ones take a few hours but the 1500 watt can have a stone cold diesel
ready to run in less than an hour on the coldest days we get here.
The space heater I use on the Case 730 is a 90,000 BTU I believe, and it has
the advantage of being fast and portable. Since this tractor has no block
heater and even my arms are not long enough to reach the air cleaner with a
can of ether while I turn the ignition, the space heater is the next best
option. Its important to make sure the heat is not directed at anything
flammable or that might melt (wiring , oil filters , etc.) as damage or
fires could result. Its not the type of system I would walk away from while
its running.
Usually ten to fifteen minutes of the space heater gets the engine warm
enough to start. I don't know how much fuel the heater would burn in that
time but not a lot I would think.

Ralph in Sask.
http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/

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From: charlie hill <chill8 at cox.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 6:39 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] O/T GM diesel question


> I suspect that a 500W halogen work light set real close to the block would
> get the job done.  Maybe not the best method but those lights are cheap
and
> can be used for other purposes.
>
> Charlie
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> From: "David Myers" <walking_tractor at yahoo.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 8:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] O/T GM diesel question
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> >
> >
> >
> >> I also used some external heat from my portable
> >> space heater. I set the
> >> heater in the back of my pickup, used a 10 foot
> >> section of pipe to transfer
> >> the hot air directly onto the manifold side of the
> >> engine. After ten or
> >> fifteen minutes the engine block has warmed up
> >> enough to allow easy starting
> >> even at today's temperatures in the 20s.
> >>
> >> Ralph in Sask.
> >
> > Ralph, I have done very similar (didn't think of the
> > pipe trick, can I borrow your idea)?  Usually only
> > have to resort to extreme measures when it gets below
> > Zero (F).
> > Do have block heaters on the trucks but most of the
> > other equipment doesn't.  Mostly we have a hard time
> > plugging it in where there's no power available.
> > Electricity is usually run after we are done at a
> > site, oh well.
> >
> > Dave,
> > Paw Paw, Michigan
> > The older I get the less I look forward to winter.
> >
> >
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