hollywood8118
Guru
- Joined
- Nov 16, 2009
- Messages
- 2,379
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- " OTTER "
- Vessel Make
- Ocean Alexander Europa 40
The Volvo in my Ocean Alexander smokes quite a bit when cold, and is a hard starter. I am considering adding a block heater to aid in starting in the cooler times of the year.
If you have any experience or have added a heater to your engine I would like to hear your experiences.
Some questions I have are how long does it need to be on to make any difference in 40 degree weather, what is the expected like span of a block heater, install type etc.
I had a wild idea to see if I could use the heat circuit for the water heater from the engine to the water heater and use the water heater to provide heat.. but it would need to bypass the eng. circ. pump/thermostat and I am not sure it would work. I would need to install a rather expensive circ. pump.
Thanks,
HOLLYWOOD
If you have any experience or have added a heater to your engine I would like to hear your experiences.
Some questions I have are how long does it need to be on to make any difference in 40 degree weather, what is the expected like span of a block heater, install type etc.
I had a wild idea to see if I could use the heat circuit for the water heater from the engine to the water heater and use the water heater to provide heat.. but it would need to bypass the eng. circ. pump/thermostat and I am not sure it would work. I would need to install a rather expensive circ. pump.
Thanks,
HOLLYWOOD