[AT] O/T GM diesel question

[charlie hill]

Hi Ralph,

First of all we are talking about differing degrees of cold (pun intended) 
from my world to yours but I have actually used one of those lights for 
heating a block and it worked fairly well.  I agree it wouldn't be nearly as 
good as a block heater, either water or oil, but in a pinch it will work at 
least down south here where we never see negative temps and hardly ever see 
even single digit temps.
The halogen lights really pump out the heat compared to incandescent bulbs 
and it tends to be radiant in nature.  However I agree that the block heater 
is best.

One other thing I have is one of those round "Mr Heater" radiant gas heaters 
that attaches to the top of a 20 lb propane cyl.  If placed in the right 
spot it would work in a pinch too but not to close or it would burn the 
paint off.

Charlie




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] O/T GM diesel question


> 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/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: charlie hill <chill8 at cox.net>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> 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
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David Myers" <walking_tractor at yahoo.com>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 8:45 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] O/T GM diesel question
>>
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> 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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