180 Engine Heater
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Topic: 180 Engine Heater
Posted By: Dave (NE)
Subject: 180 Engine Heater
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2016 at 10:52am
| I have an Allis one-eighty diesel I acquired a few years ago. It has a block heater on it and also a heater connected to the water hoses. Why would there be two heaters on it? I have used the block heater, and it does heat the engine up. Just wondering if there is a reason to have both and to use one over the other. Thanks, Dave |
Replies:
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2016 at 10:57am
| usually tank heaters were used when no place for a block heater. Don't see advantage one over the other. Maybe a low watt block heater VS a 1500wt tank heater? |
Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2016 at 12:24pm
| bet at one time one whent bad and a differant one got installed and the old never got removed or the cord on the block heater whent bad and the other got put on until a new cord came or back up just thinking like some of my customers |
Posted By: Krazy Karl
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2016 at 7:49pm
| Could be an old timer that didn't like block heaters. 1 Reason I've heard was they thought would cause pitting on the two cylinders thats next to heater. 2 reason i heard tank heaters heat whole cooling system uniformly because they make coolant flow |
Posted By: DSeries4
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2016 at 8:11pm
You would have to ask one of the previous owners. Some of them do pretty strange things... ------------- '49 G, '54 WD45, '55 CA, '56 WD45D, '57 WD45, '58 D14, '59 D14, '60 D14, '61 D15D, '66 D15II, '66 D21II, '67 D17IV, '67 D17IVD, '67 190XTD, '73 620, '76 185, '77 175, '84 8030, '85 6080 |
Dave (NE) wrote:Posted By: shameless (ne)
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2016 at 3:59am
| maybe with both of them, they could get it heated quicker in the mornings , instead of having them on all night? |