Marc Peters wrote:

> Hello Phil and other syncronauts
>
> My car has the auxiliary heater-heater booster. It is placed in the rear
> left of my motor compartment. Brand: Webasto, runs on regular ron 95 gas
> (diesel-burners also exist). It has a nice touch, because i can warm my
> car in advance: when i want my car to be warm at 7.00 am tomorrow, it
> just needs to be programmed that it will be activated at 6.45 am
> (although this does not happen often, because my bus is parked in the
> garage...). It heats the coolant so warm air comes from the dash and
> from under my rear seat.
> I am a little dissapointed because it cannot heat my engine in advance,
> something that would really be helpfull in this cold time of the year.

Actually, it will heat your engine (eventually). When (if) the water temperature in the
Webasto-front heater loop ever reaches 80�C then the computer opens a valve which diverts
the Webasto output to the engine coolant loop.
(reference Bentley)

> I do not know if Webasto has a web-site, i will take a look around.

http://www.webasto.de/englisch/a_home.htm

> I do
> now that they are quite expensive (even overhere they cost more than
> 1000 DM.
> The control-unit also can be bougt from Reimo (a german camper-equipment
> shop) Http://www.reimo.de  They also sell "standheizung" from AIR-top
> and TRUMA.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Best regards,
>
> Marc

-Larry