----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Trovato" <trovato@computer.net>
To: <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>; <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 3:15 PM
Subject: RE: I'm back! - cold weather car preps
>
> Well, the original post by Matt said it was for the heater hose. I have
> one in my tractor that's in the radiator hose. I don't know if it loses
> any heat to the radiator or not, but it works well enough to get the
diesel
> to fire in the winter, which is good enough for me.
That's a "Lower Radiator Hose Heater". To work correctly, the lower
radiator hose must slant up from the radiator to the engine. If the hose
slants the other way, you heat the radiator instead of the engine and are
wasting your money.
Had them on cars in the past and they worked fine.
Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1970 Lotus Europa 65/2597, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 TR4 CT2846L
pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/ http://www.lotusowners.com
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