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Subject:Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps and a 110V pre-heat circulating system
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:40:08 -0500

A 110 volt heater large enough to heat the engine and the interior will
give you one heck of an electric bill. 1,500 watts at $.10/Kwh is
$.15/hour to run. On Long island the delivered cost of power with taxes
and all is closer to $.22/kwh.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Miguel Pacheco
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:11 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps and a 110V pre-heat circulating
system

If you install a simple in line jacket water heater as is available at
your
FLAPS, you would accomplish the preheat issue on your engine, plus you
could
run the rear heater from a separate loop, with spare battery
power.....have
your cake and eat it too. Only laziness and looong ass, butt busting
winters
like this one have kept me from doing this. So what's my excuse for not
doing this during the long ass summer? Summer, that's what!
Sorry Scott, you probably said something similar, but I'm saving your post
for  later...........ha!
Thanks,
Miguel