Built-in Heater for Easy Starting
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THE difficulty of starting an oil engine with a 12-volt battery in cold weather has been overcome by Messrs. A. Huckle and Son, Somersham, Huntingdon, by employing a Bray builtin heater, which is located in the lower hose of the cooling system. The heater
is connected to the mains supply in the garage throughout the winter months.
The Perkins P6 engine of the Dodge vehicles to which the heaters are fitted could not previously be turned by the starter on frosty mornings and it was necessary to apply heat to the engine by external means or to tow the vehicles.
In addition to providing easy starting, it is believed that the heaters reduce engine wear by preventing the formation of acids and by reducing the time lag before the oil circulates freely,