David:
I think I have one of the original BMC freeze plug heaters in a box
somewhere. Really a cute item with a BMC logo box. I'm pretty sure it was
for an A series engine tho' as the guy I got it from was in love with MG
1300s'
Kelvin.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Councill [mailto:dcouncil@imt.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 4:44 PM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Cc: Lawrie@britcars.com
> Subject: Re:Engine Block Heater
>
>
> About 20 years ago or so, the lower radiator hose heater
> catalogs listed
> the 1 1/4" heater as the one for the B. I put one in my 65B
> and even though
> the 65B is long gone, I still have the same heater, now
> nestled in my 71
> BGT. I don't remember the manufacturer but it was (is) one of the name
> brands. The length of the heater is critical because mine
> just barely fits
> between the radiator's lower hose inlet and the engine lower
> hose outlet,
> held on with 1 1/4" radiator hose.
>
> They stopped listing the MGB in the heater catalogs sometime
> in the early
> 80s even though the heater was still manufactured. Mine still
> works really
> good - even at 20 below. It will still warm the engine up in
> less than half
> an hour or at least it did last time I used it.
>
> A freeze plug heater would even be better though. When I replaced the
> engine in my 71BGT with a 72 engine back in 1985, the engine
> had one of
> these freeze plug heaters installed. But the element was burned out. I
> never could track down a replacement - they were no longer
> made for that
> particular size. But it was hard to look back then since we
> didn't have the
> Internet then.
>
> The other kind of block heater is the type that fits in the
> heater line and
> is supposed to circulate water through its internal pump into
> the block. I
> don't think it will work on the MGB and the one I tried on my
> Landcruiser
> was worthless - all it did was heat the water in the heater
> line itself.
>
>
> David Councill
> 67 BGT
> 71 BGT
> 74 Toyota Landcruiser
>
> >
> >
> >Listers.........
> >
> >
> >Here follows a plea I received from someone who is
> apparently not on the
> >list. I can't help him (we don't need block heaters in California!).
> >
> >
> >If any of you B owners in the North East or Canada can help,
> please e-mail
> >him direct. Thanks!
> >
> >
> >Lawrie
> >British Sportscar Center
> >
>
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