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Car Forum / Porsche / Porshe 944 / August 2009block heater
'87 944 n.a. i am considering getting a "block heater" - i have read about a few designs, e.g. dipstick style, coolant-line splice, timed electric, shovels of hot coals,... can anyone comment on block heaters and the 944? this seems not to be a device readily available from the average local Boston-area auto shop. -bryan I don't live in a cold climate, but the times where I've taken my 944 to where it is cold (like skiiing in the sierras in December), it never had any problem starting (the container of windshield washer fluid froze solid and took a day to thaw out....) - are you worried about some specific condition? Coming from Germany, where it does get pretty cold, the car is designed to deal with it well. > '87 944 n.a. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > -bryan > are you worried about some specific condition? yes (vide infra) > Coming from Germany, where it does get pretty cold, the car is designed to > deal with it well. that occured to me... the cam housing cover warped last winter, so i had to have a new one put on - the cover that was in place had previously been machined down. there was long, bitter cold last winter, and the 944 is stored outdoors. that put large temperature shifts on the engine - which is some allow with mostly aluminum AFAIK. i figure that last winter was "the last straw" - recall, its an '87. SO... .to make the temperature shifts less severe, and ease the wear on the engine, i wanted to try a block heater. -bryan On Aug 18, 11:24 am, "Bill Noble" <nob...@nowhere.invalid> wrote: > are you worried about some specific condition? yes (vide infra) > Coming from Germany, where it does get pretty cold, the car is designed to > deal with it well. that occured to me... the cam housing cover warped last winter, so i had to have a new one put on - the cover that was in place had previously been machined down. there was long, bitter cold last winter, and the 944 is stored outdoors. that put large temperature shifts on the engine - which is some allow with mostly aluminum AFAIK. i figure that last winter was "the last straw" - recall, its an '87. ------------------------------------------------------------ ok, then - I think I would use something that heated the water a little, not a dipstick heater, or maybe a drug store heating pad set on top of the engine - if you heat the oil, it won't warm the block, but a little energy into the water will do it. Remember though, that I'm in a place that doesn't freeze in the winter.... SO... .to make the temperature shifts less severe, and ease the wear on the engine, i wanted to try a block heater. -bryan |
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