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sixfootdan
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 Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 12:33 pm Post subject: Block heater |
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I have a '81 diesel Caddy and it came with a ton of great parts. I found a block heater in the box which works but I can't figure out where it goes? It has some light scrapping as if it was mounted on the bottom. And it has a 3 bolt plate for mounting. I did some searching and keep coming up with the freeze plug style. Any ideas?
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Butcher
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| Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 8:14 am Post subject: Re: Block heater |
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How do you know if it's for the VW? I could be just a block heater for some other manufacturer.
The one I had in my gas Caddy [Why? I do not know, I bought it used], fell out while driving on the freeway. |
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sixfootdan
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| Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: Block heater |
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| Butcher wrote: |
How do you know if it's for the VW? I could be just a block heater for some other manufacturer.
The one I had in my gas Caddy [Why? I do not know, I bought it used], fell out while driving on the freeway. |
I don't know for sure, The huge box of spare parts looked like the PO parted out another rabbit. I was just taking a stab in the dark that someone else would know.
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 3:37 pm Post subject: Re: Block heater |
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| sixfootdan wrote: |
| Butcher wrote: |
How do you know if it's for the VW? I could be just a block heater for some other manufacturer.
The one I had in my gas Caddy [Why? I do not know, I bought it used], fell out while driving on the freeway. |
I don't know for sure, The huge box of spare parts looked like the PO parted out another rabbit. I was just taking a stab in the dark that someone else would know. |
I haven't seen one that looked like that for a VW application & can't think of any part of a rabbit engine that would accept those mounting points.
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sixfootdan
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| Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 6:25 am Post subject: Re: Block heater |
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So let me ask this, What is a good heater for the diesel?
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 9:18 am Post subject: Re: Block heater |
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This is the common style that replaces a freeze plug on the back of the block.
https://www.partsplaceinc.com/vw-freeze-plug-style-block-heater-3710.html
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ps2375
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| Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 11:20 pm Post subject: Re: Block heater |
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I used that style for years on my gas motored Rabbit, had heat almost the moment I started car. Never had any snow on hood, always melted away.
I think the Freeze plug style is the only style that will work on a VW, was told or read somewhere the ones that go into the hose won't work. |
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volksworld
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| Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 8:39 am Post subject: Re: Block heater |
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| hard to tell the size but that looks like it might have bolted to 3 of the 6 bolts on the oil strainer plate of an air cooled bug with a grommet for a hole in the cooling tin.... |
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sixfootdan
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| Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 6:09 pm Post subject: Re: Block heater |
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| volksworld wrote: |
| hard to tell the size but that looks like it might have bolted to 3 of the 6 bolts on the oil strainer plate of an air cooled bug with a grommet for a hole in the cooling tin.... |
Good point  Thanks for the info everyone.
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