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Haha, I was actually going to take care of that today. Welcome to the Great White North. It's called a block heater, and in the winter, some of our towns get so damn cold at night that in the morning, the car won't crank. So, a block heater keeps the iron in the block (and the oil) from getting really damn cold, so you can start the car in the morning.
Bojangles is originally from Alberta, so she has one sticking out the front.
No, my 325 isn't an electric.
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Changed the car's name, now it's - Roxanne -1985 325e
Clean BMW...also love the interior...most members wash the outsid eof their cars and forget about the interior, except for me and you!
Good job buddy!
and yeah explain how that Block Heater works...I'm assuming you plug that in to an electrical outlet in the house/garage and it keeps your engine warm overnight. (scratching head)!
Yeah, Delmarco has it right. Its basically a nice long cord coiled up behind the headlamp assembly, and you pull it out of the grille and plug it into an outlet (or extension going to an outlet). Its connected to an external block (might be internal too.. don't know, havent looked, varies depending on car) bolted often in the vicinity of where the oil pan meets the lower block, to keep things warm in the bone chilling winter months. In rainy Van Island, its not ever needed really, although some people use them. In Ottawa, they're useful on older cars, or carbureted cars. Its basically just an electric heater.
To be honest, newer fuel injected cars don't need them. Our 2001 Protege survived a winter in Ottawa in -30 celcius, cranked right up every morning, never had a block heater. As soon as you put one in, however, you always have to use it, or the car WILL have trouble in the cold. I tucked all of the cord and plug in behind the passenger headlamp assembly, so if I ever do go back to Winterland, I'm ready.
And thanks for the props, Delmarco. I take pride in keeping the inside of the car clean. I'll be getting new rubber floor mats (to replace the awful wool ones) soon, and I might go for some seat covers as well, black ones. I can't afford a re-upholstering job, and when I do, I'm going all out and getting a leather E30 interior for her. Yep, clean and sharp are just as important on the inside.
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Changed the car's name, now it's - Roxanne -1985 325e
If you ever do decide to re-do the whole interior, I have some great guys I work with who do amazing re-upholstery from re-doing seats to full custom, anything.
Mostly do caddys and h2's but they are just finishing some amazing work on a 56 chevy as we speak, so they can do anything.
I'm sure I could get you a steal of a deal.
Nice clean car, btw.
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i love 325es my dad use to have a red one i want to get one for my first car
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