My VDubaru was a CanadianOrig' A BC Native I Believe ~ It had 1 of these on it when I got it ~

https://picasaweb.google.com/109991183317103413704/C2VanagonStuff?authkey=Gv1sRgCPrc6JqiuJr9Vw#6235235380685439602

The original VW block heater for Vanagons was P/N ZVP-289-104 ~

They were not standard delivered equipment, but a dealer-installed option ~

I removed it But I Still Have It ~

On 2 Jan , 2016, at 6:59 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:

> On 01/01/2016 11:03 PM, Mark Tuovinen wrote:
> 
> "If you are going to start your engine in cold
> temperatures use an engine heater, its better for your engine, your bank
> account, and the environment."
> 
> I'd love to use an engine heater, but prior posts to this list inquiring
> about heaters that work well with the 1.9 have not turned up a promising
> one. The ridged bottom of the block doesn't provide an effective surface
> for good heat transfer, the dipsticks are advised against, and Van
> Cafe's coolant heater thingy doesn't seem to me like it would do much to
> heat the oil in the block. Is there anything good?
> 
> It's 5 degrees F this morning, and while I'm fortunate I don't have
> anywhere I need to drive to today, tomorrow morning I have a radio show
> to put on and walking to the station when it's this cold doesn't appeal
> to me for some reason, possibly related to a decadent attachment to comfort.
> 
> Taxi ride, $8 each way.
> 
> So, walk, taxi, or start the van?
> 
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.