In the great white north, er um, Canada, Volkswagen offered the gasoline
fired Wabasso coolant heater on some Syncro models.  This heater has a timer
on the inside of the cab and it kept your coolant at a constant 80C so when
you hopped in your Van at -30, you could actually start it and get heat
within 30 seconds!

-- David Marshall - Volkswagen Enthusiast - Quesnel, BC, Canada   --
-- 78 VW Rabbit, 79 VW Iltis, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westfalia        --
-- 85 VW Cabriolet, 87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 VW Syncro Double Cab --
-- David's Volkswagen Home Page        http://www.volkswagen.org  --
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of William S. Brown Jr.
Sent: October 26, 2000 5:41 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Engine Heaters

A few weeks ago someone mentioned connecting an external engine water heater
to the water connections at the oil cooler.  Are there any drawings or
pictures of this setup?  I am interested, but I don't really see where there
is room to do it.

Has anyone else used external engine water heaters, and if so, where did you
attach them?  It seems that it is difficult to get the required elevation
rise from the first connection to the second.  I was also wondering what
size or wattage, would be best.

Thanks ahead for your responses.

Steve
86 Vanagon