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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
my indy charged me one hour to install. it is not easy but not complicated. just takes a long breaker bar and must be done from under the car.
tom w
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Every mechanic I called (main, well established one, and the smaller cheaper one) quoted me at least 2.5 to 3 hours of labor to install. They said they wouldn't use a breaker bar. They said they would have to remove the starter and a bunch of other stuff to get to it. That sounds like bull, given what EVERYONE here has said about just crankin' on it.
As for the earlier post about connecting to the expansion tank, it's definitely not connected to the expansion tank.
I have tried setting the heater to its max setting immediately, but it doesn't help. It still takes just as long to warm up.
Do you guys see what I'm talking about re: thermodynamics? Maybe I'm wrong, since this is a closed loop kind of system, but with the heater near the highest part of the coolant jacket, and having a loop over it, I think heated coolant is just "hanging out" in the hoses right next to the heater. The heater also cycles really fast, since the heat just builds up right next to it. I can hear it turn on and then off really quickly.
How hot should my engine be with a decent block heater?
This is really irritating.