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Julian, the type of preheater I was thinking about are mains powered
that you plug in overnight. I expect our American / Canadian /
Scandinavian friends will be familiar with them. I have seen them in
Finland at the Saab factory in Uusikaupunki , great name, where they
were provided in quite a few places in the car parks. I have no idea if
they heat the water and or the oil. A couple of years ago Saab were
working on a preheating system where they stored the hot water from the
last journey in what amounted to a big Thermos flask , then using a
timer and a pump they recirculated it to prewarm the coolant the
following morning. Whether the idea reached volume production I have no
idea but it is a different take on the problem. Last winter I read in
the paper about a chap who left the car running on the drive, went into
the house to fetch something; came back out only to be booked by a
passing copper for leaving his vehicle unattended with the engine
running. So idling on the drive is all very well but you need to be
there.
Regards Gareth Jones '97 - 1-HDFT S.Wales.
that you plug in overnight. I expect our American / Canadian /
Scandinavian friends will be familiar with them. I have seen them in
Finland at the Saab factory in Uusikaupunki , great name, where they
were provided in quite a few places in the car parks. I have no idea if
they heat the water and or the oil. A couple of years ago Saab were
working on a preheating system where they stored the hot water from the
last journey in what amounted to a big Thermos flask , then using a
timer and a pump they recirculated it to prewarm the coolant the
following morning. Whether the idea reached volume production I have no
idea but it is a different take on the problem. Last winter I read in
the paper about a chap who left the car running on the drive, went into
the house to fetch something; came back out only to be booked by a
passing copper for leaving his vehicle unattended with the engine
running. So idling on the drive is all very well but you need to be
there.
Regards Gareth Jones '97 - 1-HDFT S.Wales.