Re: [Amc-list] '63 Ambo questions

[Victor the Cleaner <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>> 3. Has anyone ever come up with a modern replacement for
>> the block heater
>> for the 287/327 (2" hole), or am I stuck buying NOS?
> 
> I live in CA now, but spent four years in Alaska and four years in 
> Colorado.  You could check to see what type of generic heater would 
> fit your engine, but we used to use cannister type heaters which 
> mounted inline in a heater hose for the really cold weather in Alaska.  
> I would think that if you use synthetic oil, say 5-W30 in the winter 
> you would not need to heat the engine.  It should start cold just fine 
> with a good battery and good electrical connections.  Joe Fulton

Yeah, I've got a couple of those heater-hose/inline/circulating things
lying around, but I'm really not crazy about them, so that's why I'm
asking.  I'll go with one as a last resort, of course.  But I spoke to 
an engineer at Temro in Winnipeg (let's talk about cold...), and he said 
they've got nothing that has the element making the sharp turn outwards 
to avoid the cylinder wall, as is needed by this motor.

jl

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