Re: Diesel Liberty Engine Block Heater
But IIRC you have some supermarkets that you can plug into as well ?
Beats lighting a fire under your diesel sump :-) I remember changing some gearbox oil one winter - was only about -5C and the oil had the consistency of jelly. In the end I had to heat it up in one of mum's old saucepans before it would flow ( yes, I got into trouble !). Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message news:452aa3a5$0$19684$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. . > Hmm, didn't think of that. "Over here" people plug them in at night, which > is the worst time, but they are usually at home then, with an extension > cord. In Canada and Alaska, away from the warm spots, even the gas engine > vehicles need block heaters. I'll bet the Norwegians have them. They make > a world of difference. > > Earle > > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message > news:WZxWg.32178$r61.16467@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk... > > Not over here - never seen one. For a start, there isn't anywhere public > to > > plug it into. > > > > Dave Milne, Scotland > > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ > > > > "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message > > news:452a7b1d$0$19743$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. . > > > Have the sales person where you bought it show you. He will either find > > it > > > right away or you will have fun watching him look for it. A diesel "has > > to" > > > have a block heater, but this wouldn't be the first time a manufacturer > > left > > > something off. > > > > > > Earle > > > > > > "Barry Bean" <bbbean@beancotton.com> wrote in message > > > news:Xns9857741AB70F3StemCellsOfferHope@207.14.116 .130... > > > > According to the stickier, my 06 CRD Liberty has an engine block > heater, > > > > but looking under the hood, I'm having a hard time finding it. Any > > > > suggestions? > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Ask Me Why I support Stem Cell Research > > > > http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/faqs.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > |
Re: Diesel Liberty Engine Block Heater
But IIRC you have some supermarkets that you can plug into as well ?
Beats lighting a fire under your diesel sump :-) I remember changing some gearbox oil one winter - was only about -5C and the oil had the consistency of jelly. In the end I had to heat it up in one of mum's old saucepans before it would flow ( yes, I got into trouble !). Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message news:452aa3a5$0$19684$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. . > Hmm, didn't think of that. "Over here" people plug them in at night, which > is the worst time, but they are usually at home then, with an extension > cord. In Canada and Alaska, away from the warm spots, even the gas engine > vehicles need block heaters. I'll bet the Norwegians have them. They make > a world of difference. > > Earle > > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message > news:WZxWg.32178$r61.16467@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk... > > Not over here - never seen one. For a start, there isn't anywhere public > to > > plug it into. > > > > Dave Milne, Scotland > > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ > > > > "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message > > news:452a7b1d$0$19743$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. . > > > Have the sales person where you bought it show you. He will either find > > it > > > right away or you will have fun watching him look for it. A diesel "has > > to" > > > have a block heater, but this wouldn't be the first time a manufacturer > > left > > > something off. > > > > > > Earle > > > > > > "Barry Bean" <bbbean@beancotton.com> wrote in message > > > news:Xns9857741AB70F3StemCellsOfferHope@207.14.116 .130... > > > > According to the stickier, my 06 CRD Liberty has an engine block > heater, > > > > but looking under the hood, I'm having a hard time finding it. Any > > > > suggestions? > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Ask Me Why I support Stem Cell Research > > > > http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/faqs.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > |
Re: Diesel Liberty Engine Block Heater
But IIRC you have some supermarkets that you can plug into as well ?
Beats lighting a fire under your diesel sump :-) I remember changing some gearbox oil one winter - was only about -5C and the oil had the consistency of jelly. In the end I had to heat it up in one of mum's old saucepans before it would flow ( yes, I got into trouble !). Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message news:452aa3a5$0$19684$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. . > Hmm, didn't think of that. "Over here" people plug them in at night, which > is the worst time, but they are usually at home then, with an extension > cord. In Canada and Alaska, away from the warm spots, even the gas engine > vehicles need block heaters. I'll bet the Norwegians have them. They make > a world of difference. > > Earle > > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message > news:WZxWg.32178$r61.16467@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk... > > Not over here - never seen one. For a start, there isn't anywhere public > to > > plug it into. > > > > Dave Milne, Scotland > > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ > > > > "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message > > news:452a7b1d$0$19743$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. . > > > Have the sales person where you bought it show you. He will either find > > it > > > right away or you will have fun watching him look for it. A diesel "has > > to" > > > have a block heater, but this wouldn't be the first time a manufacturer > > left > > > something off. > > > > > > Earle > > > > > > "Barry Bean" <bbbean@beancotton.com> wrote in message > > > news:Xns9857741AB70F3StemCellsOfferHope@207.14.116 .130... > > > > According to the stickier, my 06 CRD Liberty has an engine block > heater, > > > > but looking under the hood, I'm having a hard time finding it. Any > > > > suggestions? > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Ask Me Why I support Stem Cell Research > > > > http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/faqs.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > |
Re: Diesel Liberty Engine Block Heater
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:4ZzWg.32357$r61.5320@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk... > But IIRC you have some supermarkets that you can plug into > as well ? Beats lighting a fire under your diesel sump :-) I have done that. I used a Coleman Peak 1 backpacking stove. Usually internal combustion engines stay warm enough to restart for an hour or two. Overnight is the bad time. > I remember changing some gearbox oil one winter - was only > about -5C and the oil had the consistency of jelly. > In the end I had to heat it up in one of mum's old saucepans before > it would flow ( yes, I got into trouble !). Synthetic oils address this problem. Do you really want to drive off, with the transmission and rear axle full of jelly? Earle > > Dave Milne, Scotland > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ > > "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message > news:452aa3a5$0$19684$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. . > > Hmm, didn't think of that. "Over here" people plug them in at night, > which > > is the worst time, but they are usually at home then, with an extension > > cord. In Canada and Alaska, away from the warm spots, even the gas engine > > vehicles need block heaters. I'll bet the Norwegians have them. They > make > > a world of difference. > > > > Earle > > > > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message > > news:WZxWg.32178$r61.16467@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk... > > > Not over here - never seen one. For a start, there isn't anywhere public > > to > > > plug it into. > > > > > > Dave Milne, Scotland > > > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ > > > > > > "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message > > > news:452a7b1d$0$19743$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. . > > > > Have the sales person where you bought it show you. He will either > find > > > it > > > > right away or you will have fun watching him look for it. A diesel > "has > > > to" > > > > have a block heater, but this wouldn't be the first time a > manufacturer > > > left > > > > something off. > > > > > > > > Earle > > > > > > > > "Barry Bean" <bbbean@beancotton.com> wrote in message > > > > news:Xns9857741AB70F3StemCellsOfferHope@207.14.116 .130... > > > > > According to the stickier, my 06 CRD Liberty has an engine block > > heater, > > > > > but looking under the hood, I'm having a hard time finding it. Any > > > > > suggestions? > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Ask Me Why I support Stem Cell Research > > > > > http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/faqs.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > > > > -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: Diesel Liberty Engine Block Heater
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:4ZzWg.32357$r61.5320@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk... > But IIRC you have some supermarkets that you can plug into > as well ? Beats lighting a fire under your diesel sump :-) I have done that. I used a Coleman Peak 1 backpacking stove. Usually internal combustion engines stay warm enough to restart for an hour or two. Overnight is the bad time. > I remember changing some gearbox oil one winter - was only > about -5C and the oil had the consistency of jelly. > In the end I had to heat it up in one of mum's old saucepans before > it would flow ( yes, I got into trouble !). Synthetic oils address this problem. Do you really want to drive off, with the transmission and rear axle full of jelly? Earle > > Dave Milne, Scotland > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ > > "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message > news:452aa3a5$0$19684$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. . > > Hmm, didn't think of that. "Over here" people plug them in at night, > which > > is the worst time, but they are usually at home then, with an extension > > cord. In Canada and Alaska, away from the warm spots, even the gas engine > > vehicles need block heaters. I'll bet the Norwegians have them. They > make > > a world of difference. > > > > Earle > > > > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message > > news:WZxWg.32178$r61.16467@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk... > > > Not over here - never seen one. For a start, there isn't anywhere public > > to > > > plug it into. > > > > > > Dave Milne, Scotland > > > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ > > > > > > "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message > > > news:452a7b1d$0$19743$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. . > > > > Have the sales person where you bought it show you. He will either > find > > > it > > > > right away or you will have fun watching him look for it. A diesel > "has > > > to" > > > > have a block heater, but this wouldn't be the first time a > manufacturer > > > left > > > > something off. > > > > > > > > Earle > > > > > > > > "Barry Bean" <bbbean@beancotton.com> wrote in message > > > > news:Xns9857741AB70F3StemCellsOfferHope@207.14.116 .130... > > > > > According to the stickier, my 06 CRD Liberty has an engine block > > heater, > > > > > but looking under the hood, I'm having a hard time finding it. Any > > > > > suggestions? > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Ask Me Why I support Stem Cell Research > > > > > http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/faqs.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > > > > -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: Diesel Liberty Engine Block Heater
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:4ZzWg.32357$r61.5320@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk... > But IIRC you have some supermarkets that you can plug into > as well ? Beats lighting a fire under your diesel sump :-) I have done that. I used a Coleman Peak 1 backpacking stove. Usually internal combustion engines stay warm enough to restart for an hour or two. Overnight is the bad time. > I remember changing some gearbox oil one winter - was only > about -5C and the oil had the consistency of jelly. > In the end I had to heat it up in one of mum's old saucepans before > it would flow ( yes, I got into trouble !). Synthetic oils address this problem. Do you really want to drive off, with the transmission and rear axle full of jelly? Earle > > Dave Milne, Scotland > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ > > "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message > news:452aa3a5$0$19684$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. . > > Hmm, didn't think of that. "Over here" people plug them in at night, > which > > is the worst time, but they are usually at home then, with an extension > > cord. In Canada and Alaska, away from the warm spots, even the gas engine > > vehicles need block heaters. I'll bet the Norwegians have them. They > make > > a world of difference. > > > > Earle > > > > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message > > news:WZxWg.32178$r61.16467@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk... > > > Not over here - never seen one. For a start, there isn't anywhere public > > to > > > plug it into. > > > > > > Dave Milne, Scotland > > > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ > > > > > > "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message > > > news:452a7b1d$0$19743$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. . > > > > Have the sales person where you bought it show you. He will either > find > > > it > > > > right away or you will have fun watching him look for it. A diesel > "has > > > to" > > > > have a block heater, but this wouldn't be the first time a > manufacturer > > > left > > > > something off. > > > > > > > > Earle > > > > > > > > "Barry Bean" <bbbean@beancotton.com> wrote in message > > > > news:Xns9857741AB70F3StemCellsOfferHope@207.14.116 .130... > > > > > According to the stickier, my 06 CRD Liberty has an engine block > > heater, > > > > > but looking under the hood, I'm having a hard time finding it. Any > > > > > suggestions? > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Ask Me Why I support Stem Cell Research > > > > > http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/faqs.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > > > > -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: Diesel Liberty Engine Block Heater
The are generally installed in one of the front freeze plugs..... that and
there would be a big thick wire attached. pix: http://jeeppartspeople.com/images/je...k%20Heater.jpg "Barry Bean" <bbbean@beancotton.com> wrote in message news:Xns9857741AB70F3StemCellsOfferHope@207.14.116 .130... > According to the stickier, my 06 CRD Liberty has an engine block heater, > but looking under the hood, I'm having a hard time finding it. Any > suggestions? > > -- > Ask Me Why I support Stem Cell Research > http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/faqs.asp > > |
Re: Diesel Liberty Engine Block Heater
The are generally installed in one of the front freeze plugs..... that and
there would be a big thick wire attached. pix: http://jeeppartspeople.com/images/je...k%20Heater.jpg "Barry Bean" <bbbean@beancotton.com> wrote in message news:Xns9857741AB70F3StemCellsOfferHope@207.14.116 .130... > According to the stickier, my 06 CRD Liberty has an engine block heater, > but looking under the hood, I'm having a hard time finding it. Any > suggestions? > > -- > Ask Me Why I support Stem Cell Research > http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/faqs.asp > > |
Re: Diesel Liberty Engine Block Heater
The are generally installed in one of the front freeze plugs..... that and
there would be a big thick wire attached. pix: http://jeeppartspeople.com/images/je...k%20Heater.jpg "Barry Bean" <bbbean@beancotton.com> wrote in message news:Xns9857741AB70F3StemCellsOfferHope@207.14.116 .130... > According to the stickier, my 06 CRD Liberty has an engine block heater, > but looking under the hood, I'm having a hard time finding it. Any > suggestions? > > -- > Ask Me Why I support Stem Cell Research > http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/faqs.asp > > |
Re: Diesel Liberty Engine Block Heater
And parking meters.
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message news:4ZzWg.32357$r61.5320@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk... > But IIRC you have some supermarkets that you can plug into as well ? > Beats lighting a fire under your diesel sump :-) > I remember changing some gearbox oil one winter - was only about -5C and > the > oil had the consistency of jelly. > In the end I had to heat it up in one of mum's old saucepans before it > would > flow ( yes, I got into trouble !). > > Dave Milne, Scotland > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ > > "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message > news:452aa3a5$0$19684$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. . >> Hmm, didn't think of that. "Over here" people plug them in at night, > which >> is the worst time, but they are usually at home then, with an extension >> cord. In Canada and Alaska, away from the warm spots, even the gas >> engine >> vehicles need block heaters. I'll bet the Norwegians have them. They > make >> a world of difference. >> >> Earle >> >> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message >> news:WZxWg.32178$r61.16467@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk... >> > Not over here - never seen one. For a start, there isn't anywhere >> > public >> to >> > plug it into. >> > >> > Dave Milne, Scotland >> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ >> > >> > "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message >> > news:452a7b1d$0$19743$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. . >> > > Have the sales person where you bought it show you. He will either > find >> > it >> > > right away or you will have fun watching him look for it. A diesel > "has >> > to" >> > > have a block heater, but this wouldn't be the first time a > manufacturer >> > left >> > > something off. >> > > >> > > Earle >> > > >> > > "Barry Bean" <bbbean@beancotton.com> wrote in message >> > > news:Xns9857741AB70F3StemCellsOfferHope@207.14.116 .130... >> > > > According to the stickier, my 06 CRD Liberty has an engine block >> heater, >> > > > but looking under the hood, I'm having a hard time finding it. Any >> > > > suggestions? >> > > > >> > > > -- >> > > > Ask Me Why I support Stem Cell Research >> > > > http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/faqs.asp >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com >> > > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com >> > > |
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