 Is this ‘block heater’ for just 914’s? |
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914/4: 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 914/6: 70 71 72
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| Jon H. |
 Mar 7 2025, 04:40 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 242 Joined: 1-July 11 From: Ottawa, Canada Member No.: 13,264 Region Association: Canada  |
It boils to bottom of the oil warms the oil. It came on one my cars and I just dug it up the other day. I wasn’t sure if this was also used or only used on VW air cooled vans or something else. I did a quick search online and used google lens and nothing came up. The bus ones were different. Or it’s from something totally different and the PO rigged something up. Either way it’s kinda neat, I thought I’d share.
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| davep |
Mar 8 2025, 08:03 AM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,254 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada  |
Hi Jon, if it came on your 914/4 then it would also fit any other type 4 motor like the 411 & 412. Canadian cars do like to use block heaters, so I am not surprised it is made in Canada.
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| mepstein |
Mar 8 2025, 08:56 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,803 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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I’ve never seen or heard of one on a 914. Part from a bus motor - maybe?
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| rhodyguy |
Mar 8 2025, 12:13 PM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,236 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Electric block/oil heaters used to be fairly common in northern states that got frigid in the winter.
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| Jon H. |
Mar 12 2025, 05:26 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 242 Joined: 1-July 11 From: Ottawa, Canada Member No.: 13,264 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(davep @ Mar 8 2025, 06:03 AM)  Hi Jon, if it came on your 914/4 then it would also fit any other type 4 motor like the 411 & 412. Canadian cars do like to use block heaters, so I am not surprised it is made in Canada. Ah yes……I didn’t think of the 411/412’s. That’s probably what it’s from. Jon h. |
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