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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Lincs Robert on 24 December 2017, 21:51:12

Title: Electric engine heaters .....
Post by: Lincs Robert on 24 December 2017, 21:51:12
Does anyone on OOF use a Kenlowe type electric engine pre-heater?

I was previously an ABS member some years ago & they seemed fairly common by their members.

I fitted one to my MV6 & was very pleased with it.

Volvo do one as an official accessory so am contemplating it .....

Cheers
Title: Re: Electric engine heaters .....
Post by: biggriffin on 25 December 2017, 13:28:56
If you lived in artic climate, then yes, you live in Lincolnshire, hardly an artic,climate, unless global warming has hit you.
Title: Re: Electric engine heaters .....
Post by: Lincs Robert on 25 December 2017, 15:01:40
If you lived in artic climate, then yes, you live in Lincolnshire, hardly an artic,climate, unless global warming has hit you.

I’ll take that as a no from you then?
Title: Re: Electric engine heaters .....
Post by: ronnyd on 25 December 2017, 15:46:51
Remember when my Grandad used to put a small spirit heater under his Austin A35 during cold snaps,. This was in the 50/60s when winters were a damn sight colder and batteries punier.  :D
Title: Re: Electric engine heaters .....
Post by: biggriffin on 25 December 2017, 16:12:43
Remember when my Grandad used to put a small spirit heater under his Austin A35 during cold snaps,. This was in the 50/60s when winters were a damn sight colder and batteries punier.  :D

We use to do that, when the diesel went waxed, small fire under the tank, drain the water bowl, half gallon of petrol into the tank, then drink tea, time to start it. Very rare now, unless you go from southern Europe, to northern Europe,
Title: Re: Electric engine heaters .....
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 25 December 2017, 17:03:22
If you live in an artic, then a working auxiliary heater is a must ::)

If you live in the Arctic, then presumably you are already suitably equipped  ;)
Title: Re: Electric engine heaters .....
Post by: Mr Gav on 25 December 2017, 20:12:23
It all depends on how long it takes your engine to warm up, my MV6 was blowing warm air within half a mile so I wouldn't st it was worth it but older cars that take a couple of miles to warm up then it probably is worth it  :y
Title: Re: Electric engine heaters .....
Post by: biggriffin on 26 December 2017, 16:40:59
If you live in an artic, then a working auxiliary heater is a must ::)

If you live in the Arctic, then presumably you are already suitably equipped  ;)
 

Exactly, and how close to the arctic circle is Lincolnshire. ???
Title: Re: Electric engine heaters .....
Post by: Lincs Robert on 26 December 2017, 19:19:28
If you live in an artic, then a working auxiliary heater is a must ::)

If you live in the Arctic, then presumably you are already suitably equipped  ;)
 

Exactly, and how close to the arctic circle is Lincolnshire. ???

So, I reiterate my point that many ABS members use them in the past. All I’m getting here is you questioning why I’d want to use one. I guess free choice is the answer. My question, again, is does anyone use one on OOF? I’m really not interested in explaining why I’m keen on them.
Title: Re: Electric engine heaters .....
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 26 December 2017, 20:02:23
If you live in an artic, then a working auxiliary heater is a must ::)

If you live in the Arctic, then presumably you are already suitably equipped  ;)
 

Exactly, and how close to the arctic circle is Lincolnshire. ???
Re read your first post, and then re read my reply...  ;)

BTW, there's nowt between Kings Lynn and the North Pole...
Title: Re: Electric engine heaters .....
Post by: Lincs Robert on 26 December 2017, 20:29:49
If you live in an artic, then a working auxiliary heater is a must ::)

If you live in the Arctic, then presumably you are already suitably equipped  ;)
 

Exactly, and how close to the arctic circle is Lincolnshire. ???
Re read your first post, and then re read my reply...  ;)

BTW, there's nowt between Kings Lynn and the North Pole...

On the basis that none of us live in the Artic then I must say that your comments, although true, don’t answer my question ......
Title: Re: Electric engine heaters .....
Post by: biggriffin on 26 December 2017, 21:21:14
Whoops, we've had a flounce ???
Title: Re: Electric engine heaters .....
Post by: Andy B on 26 December 2017, 21:55:32
Whoops, we've had a flounce ???

There's a common denominator to quite a few of them ......  :-X
Title: Re: Electric engine heaters .....
Post by: STEMO on 26 December 2017, 22:04:06
Whoops, we've had a flounce ???

There's a common denominator to quite a few of them ......  :-X
Why the gagged smiley? You mean Al...say so.
Title: Re: Electric engine heaters .....
Post by: Bigron on 26 December 2017, 22:09:32
If Robert is still reading, I will attempt to give a sensible answer to his question.
I had a Kenlowe heater on my Austin A30 way back, but although it was effective, it was also more trouble than it was worth - and no use whilst at work, with nowhere to plug it in!

Ron.
Title: Re: Electric engine heaters .....
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 26 December 2017, 22:20:11
Whoops, we've had a flounce ???

There's a common denominator to quite a few of them ......  :-X
I was actually picking on BigGs missing spelling of Arctic... And he's still here ???
Title: Re: Electric engine heaters .....
Post by: Bigron on 26 December 2017, 22:22:08
Did you mean to type "mis-spelling", good Doctor?  ;)

Ron.
Title: Re: Electric engine heaters .....
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 26 December 2017, 22:26:35
Did you mean to type "mis-spelling", good Doctor?  ;)

Ron.
Probably  :P

An artic and Arctic are still two very different things, even if the artic in question comes from Iceland ::)
Title: Re: Electric engine heaters .....
Post by: Andy B on 26 December 2017, 23:00:15
Whoops, we've had a flounce ???

There's a common denominator to quite a few of them ......  :-X
Why the gagged smiley? You mean Al...say so.
I obviously didn't need to name names ......
Title: Re: Electric engine heaters .....
Post by: biggriffin on 27 December 2017, 08:29:14
Whoops, we've had a flounce ???

There's a common denominator to quite a few of them ......  :-X
I was actually picking on BigGs missing spelling of Arctic... And he's still here ???


I missed that then, as usual,  so is it my fault for bad grammar,,, ar well moving on ::)