Yes, but could you put a grill under there too and
cook up a steak while waiting for things to warm up?
The dripping oil might give it that "AC engine"
flavour!

Heh heh......  ;^)

But seriously, that's a brave way to warm up the
engine. But I guess you do what you gotta do eh?

Cheers,

Neil.

--- Zoltan <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote:

> Once, I could not start the van in a very cold
> weather, the oil was too
> thick.  So, I went out and bought some barbeque coal
> and lighter fluid and
> cut an gallon oil can on the side, put the coal in
> and fired it up, waited
> until it burned down to amber then pushed it under
> the van's engine and
> waited for fifteen minutes.  It started up the first
> try.
> I learned it in Hungary, when I seen a tractor being
> heated up from under
> the same way.
> I know, some faint hearted would have called the
> police.  That's what faint
> hearted do.
> Zoltan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "neil" <goofymuso@YAHOO.CA>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 5:18 PM
> Subject: Re: Aircooled Vanagons
>
>
> > Though I was thinking an external oil cooler would
> be
> > best suited for hotter climes, yes of course I
> agree.
> > It's a good point. Using it when it's cold out,
> would
> > really never let the oil come up to temp. Or at
> least
> > not let it come up to temp quickly enough.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- ------------- <VW4X4@verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> >> "external cooler can't hurt"
> >>
> >>                This really isn't true.    Oill
> >> doen't lubricate until
> >> approx. 150  Deg.    This is why you should never
> >> beat a
> >> cool engine.  Running a oil cooler in 0 deg
> weather,
> >> in
> >> not good.
> >>                          Joe
> >>
> >> neil wrote:
> >>
> >> >I recently installed a head temp sensor on my 81
> >> AC.
> >> >It read 350-475(475 on hills) on a recent trip
> in
> >> mild
> >> >weather. I've replaced the engine seal, and have
> >> >brought rest of engine up to snuff (as best I
> can
> >> w/o
> >> >dealing with internals). It runs well and I'm
> >> >confident that this engine won't overheat.
> But.....
> >> >
> >> >An external cooler can't hurt, especially in
> hotter
> >> >climes. Since this van was made for travel, and
> is
> >> >heavier (Westy) it might make sense to install a
> >> >cooler. Regardless these engines work fine stock
> IF
> >> >properly maintained. i.e. I didn't realize just
> how
> >> >important the engine seal was (thanks list) to
> >> keeping
> >> >the engine within safe temps.
> >> >
> >> >For now the expense of adding a cooler isn't
> >> >warranted. Who knows, if I travel to much hotter
> >> >climes, I may install a cooler. But if it
> doesn't
> >> over
> >> >heat, then no need IMHO. Besides I may just end
> up
> >> >being the neighborhood nutter who puts in an
> AZZ-TD
> >> or
> >> >Subie in his AC van.
> >> >
> >> >(need a dang-diddly-o-dry garage first. These
> >> >carport-capers just aren't cutting it with this
> >> >sideways rain! And am I nuts to be thinking of
> >> selling
> >> >and moving to a place with a proper 2 car
> >> garage/shop
> >> >just because I own and work on a Vanagon????)
> >> >
> >> >Cheers but not nuts,
> >> >
> >> >Neil.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >--- Conrad Klahn <conradk@MAC.COM> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>Hi,
> >> >>
> >> >>I have an aircooled Vanagon in need of a
> rebuild.
> >> >>I'm sure I have
> >> >>been hell on this thing per Bob's comments -
> but
> >> it
> >> >>has never broken
> >> >>down on me. All I want is to go 55 up a 30
> degree
> >> >>grade, which I know
> >> >>would require a miracle and a 55 MPH tail wind.
> >> >>
> >> >>I was recently discouraged from Jake Raby's
> rant
> >> on
> >> >>Aircooled
> >> >>Vanagons. So I know that there are people with
> all
> >> >>sorts of opinions,
> >> >>even from those that know more than me.
> However, I
> >> >>do think an
> >> >>additional oil cooler and ceramic coating
> offset
> >> >>many of the pitfalls
> >> >>of this design.
> >> >>
> >> >>Conrad
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
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