Can anybody from South of the (Canadian) Border speak authoritatively about block heaters?
Can anybody from South of the (Canadian) Border speak authoritatively about block heaters?
Used to have one on my truck. I had a switched outlet in the garage and (don’t laugh) the switch in my bathroom. When I got up on a cold morning I would switch it on and by the time I was ready to leave the motor was warm enough to start well. Mine was a tank type that circulated the water
through the block. It was 1500W so it warmed up quickly and
saved over leaving one on all night.
“Can anybody from South of the (Canadian) Border speak authoritatively about block heaters?”
I love mine. The truck starts with little or no distress and the interior heat is just a minute away.
Warming up any vehicle should include placing the transmision into neutral after being started to circulate all of the vehicle’s fluids,
Works for me....
For the purpose of protecting the engine upon startup in real cold temps, get a magnetic external heater and clap it on right under the oil pickup tube in the oil pan's sump.
I wouldn't leave it there.
To heat the coolant (block) you need a lower radiator hose or expansion plug heater...or a tank heater that goes inline with the heater hose.
A diesel would probably want both the oil sump and one of the coolant heaters.
Yep! I live in North Dakota. We use them. We're south of Canada.