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Old 02-08-2017, 10:53 PM   #32
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Originally Posted by Ken E. View Post
Dhays, have you considered immersion block heaters or are you locked in on oil pan pad heaters? I've used Kim Hotstart immersion heaters with both my current 6bt Cummins and also 2-cycle Detroits. I'm pretty sure your QSBs have a pipe plug like mine on the stbd side of the block that will take the heating element. I run mine on timers, running 2 hours on and off when it's cold. The engine room stays about 20 degrees above ambient and the engines are warm to the touch. Gets rid of moisture downstairs too. I think they're 1000 watts each. I'll send you a picture of the installation if you'd like one.

I have considered it. My first concern is that they are normally a much higher wattage. The nice thing about a pan heater is that they are quite low power and are heating the engine at the bottom, which means the heat will tend to rise (very simplistic thinking on my part).
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