What is the purpose of the heater next to the engine? What are the
advantages and disadvantages of using one or two heaters?
What is the purpose of the heater next to the engine? What are the
advantages and disadvantages of using one or two heaters?
Regards,
RT.
>>What is the purpose of the heater next to the engine? What are the
>>advantages and disadvantages of using one or two heaters?
>The main bearing working clearance is worked out to be optimum at
>normal working temperature, therefore when the engine is cold i.e.
>first thing in the morning, the clearances is to small to safely start
>the engine without pre heating it to about 40 c.
>There are usually two ways of achieving this temp rise, one is by
>blowing hot air at the side of the engine with a space heater, this is
>an effective method but pretty low tech and not very safe !. The other
>is to connect a remote water heater into the cooling system with dry
>break couplings and actually pump hot water around the engine, this is
>OK but requires threaded boss to be welded into the water rails and is
>therefore another possible failure point.
>Hope this answers your question.
>Regards,
>RT.
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