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Originally Posted by Charlie Foxtrot
The engine pictured is an outdoor emergency standby power generator. Its located outside, in an unheated, un-insulated metal enclosure. It has to start first time, every time - no if, ands, or buts. No second chances. No glow plugs. no heated fuel, no heated air intake. It starts and achieves full power in six seconds. The engine is about three times the size of an OM617. The other day it was -14F and this thing made the 6 second start - no sweat. The block was 107F. It uses a block heater similar to the Kats unit that packerfan uses. That type of performance will not happen with a 400 watt freeze plug heater.
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Thank You Charlie, I see you live in northern Illinois and you get it!
I think most of the guys commenting here live in much warmer climates than we do so it is difficult for them to understand.
Looking at the picture of your generator I can instantly see the heater and the blue water lines and I know exactly what it's purpose is.
My original question here was "how to plumb" the heater on my 1995 E300.