Starting below 0 degrees?

[Mike_Pop]

I have a diesel fired water heater that I've had kicking around in my garage for a few years. I wonder if that could be used to run coolant through?

 

[mangus580]

I have a diesel fired water heater that I've had kicking around in my garage for a few years. I wonder if that could be used to run coolant through?

Military one? dont see why not either way actually....

 

[Mike_Pop]

Mike,

I'll have to snap some pics when I get home next week. The heater is military, German made, for making hot water. I thought it would be great in a camper. But then again, it would be awesome as a coolant heater. My concern is are there any seals that will corrode? And, once I run coolant through it, I could never use it for potable water.

 

[cranetruck]

Mike, the coolant should be less harmful than plain water.

 

[Jetnoise400]

That's it Sean. Man, that's clean too! You have to put in smaller batteries (dimensionally), to be able to get the pass side heater and battery boxes installed, correct?

Yup, that's correct Armada. The kit includes 2 insulated battery boxes that are plumbed (air ducts) to the passenger side heater. The batts are much smaller than the 6TLs. Also, that heater is ducted down to the bottom of the oil pan on the engine and transmission. Both have an air chamber attached to the bottom of the pan that allows the hot air to keep things warm.

Still pretty clean under there for 11k miles... thanks for the compliment. My heater kit is also for sale, and like Armada's, mine comes with an M1009 attached also.

 

[mangus580]

The tranny pan warmer is whats been stopping me from finishing up completely....

 

[CCATLETT1984]

you lazy bum. just pull the pan already, is not like its hard.

you can even put a drain plug in the new pan before you install it, for no mess trans flushes.

 

[mangus580]

Ummmmm.... and just how the #$%@ do you intend for me to put a TH400 pan on a TH700R4????

 

[superburban]

I have a diesel fired water heater that I've had kicking around in my garage for a few years. I wonder if that could be used to run coolant through?

Do you want to part with it? That would be just the ticket for my portable biodiesel processor project!

Oh. Is it in NV or NJ?