Picture of GC 2300/2400/1700 block heater?

[blackd]

$62 is too expensive, but the $25 heater is what I was thinking.

 

[Turfmaster6]

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28mm diameter

No known aftermarket options.

People have made their own.

In the past, I have gone as far as to e-mail companies like Zerostart to inquire about this, none have responded.

I get along fine without a heater. So, they can all......

Much appreciated!

 

[irvingj]

Yes, that was I. Thought about it for quite a while, decided to bite the bullet and buy the thing. Yes, install was a snap, and, yes, it has no threads but seals with an o-ring and is held in place with the plate and two bolts.

On the bright side, it has never leaked and I use it every winter-- still works well. Maybe someone with more fabrication talent than I could make something and offer them for sale as a "cottage industry"?

I will admit I was "Grrrr-ing" a lot about the price when I bought it, but after a few years forgot about it. (Thanks for reminding me!:laughing

If you think that's bad, try buying parts for an airplane! Take a look at these things-- eccentric brake shoe adjusters for an antique (1956) Piper Tri-Pacer, with its equally-antique drum brakes; I was fortunate enough to find them from a NOS ("new old stock") parts distributor, so only paid $12 apiece for the little buggers. Univair wanted over $200 EACH for this part and it takes two per side. Some ^%$ mechanic had installed two incorrect adjusters --about 1/8" too little a reach on them-- and they had to be changed. Brake shoes? Fuhgeddaboutit! Prices on some of those old parts are just plain crazy.

Good luck, Turfmaster; if you find something let us know! irvingj