Re: [T3] Eberspacher heater questions

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 22 Dec 2005 at 17:09, Russ Wolfe wrote:

> Another trick with a fresh air heat engine, is to leave the heaters
> turned off for a minute or so. This way, you are giving the exhaust
> manifolds a chance to warm up a little. If you just start dumping cold
> air over them right away, they seem to take longer to warm up.

That may be the way beetle HEs work (I really don't know), but the 
type 3 HEs are different. They get cold air thru them ALL the time. 
Shutting off the heat just dumps the heated air out of them at the 
top front end of the HE.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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