Is there a spot to install a socond block heater on a 6.0 i would like to install one for this winter, i plug in at work so i dont care about the cost of a socond heater.

 

Most block heaters go in one of he freeze plug ports.
So,,,,,,, Maybe.
But you will be at about 3000 watts and that would
give you the power to heat a small hot tub.
Also you will not be able to run both on the same cord and
outlet. If you did you would melt the cord and most likely
may pop the breaker.

Sean

 

The factory block heater is more than adequate and will heat the coolant to well over 100 degrees in a short time.

Josh

 

why use a second one. the cord doesnt care whos outlet its pluged in to. its kinda like beer that way.

 

I thought the block heaters were 150 watts each? My buddy at work has two in his 6.2 diesel and the hood is always clear of snow and starts up his truck easly at 30 below zero. Oh ya it also warms up faster. So is there another spot for a block heater.

 

I am sure you put another one where the freeze plug goes. It might be easier to put an oil pan heater on it.

 

The Stock block heater runs 1000w. I believe they are supplied by Kats.
( Kat's )

Some have added an oil pan heater in some colder climates that keeps the oil hot. I think a combination like that would be better served for folks like you who live at the north pole.

Test I ran a couple winters ago:

This morning I plugged the block heater in. My Scangauge read 39 degrees.

1 hour later it was 80 degrees.

2 hours later was 94 degrees.

3 hours later it was 103 degrees.

4 hours later it was 110 degrees.

5 hours later it was 116 degrees.

Yes, 39 isn't that cold to start, but was interesting to see that it went from 39 to 80 in an hour.

Currently my oil temp in hour 3 is 77 degrees. It was 40 at starting point.

Oil temp after 4 hours was 91 degrees.

As for oil temp, remember where the temp sensor for the oil is, the oil in the pan can't be that warm.

 

Again... why do you need two block heaters? The factory heater is more than adequate, will heat up the coolant to well over 100 degrees fairly quickly and the modern electronics more than make up for cold starts versus an antique 6.2 GM diesel.

Other than that if you really need it...

Inline heater on a heater hose
Oil Pan heater
Lower radiator hose heater

I wouldn't mess with a freeze plug. Keep it simple.

Josh

 

First off I guessed at the 1400 Watts os I was off a bit.
Anyway Maybe he wants to make a sweat lodge in the cab
of the truck or just heat it up really fast. It's over kill to
be sure. But he will still be back to the AMPs pre-circut
and over heat the extension cord and pop the breaker.

Sean

 

Maybe he lives further north than most of us.

 

I live in fairbanks, alaska. It gets pretty cold here in the winter, it gets about 30 to 40 below for two or three weeks in the winter time, and it take my truck forever to get warm enough to drive in that weather, i have a block, oilpan, trans pan, and battery heater, but i would also like to install another heater on the other side of the block, it doesnt have to be as hot as the factory one, just enough to warm up the other side of the block. I would only use it when the temps get down to 20 below or colder, i hate to start my truck in that weather it just sounds brutal. Lol.

 

Put in an Espar or Webasto heater... It's gotten to minus 40 here and it has never let me down. Not to mention then you don't have to worry about wether or not the power breaker kicks off for the outlet.

 

i plugged my truck in last night and in the morning the coolant was only 40C ???

 

Well Joe either there was no power to the cord or your heater is broke .

 

After confirming the truck didn't trip a breaker....I would check the cord, I think it's anything over 14 ohms and the cord is shot. The element it's self is pretty robust; I only remember reading about one failure of the element over the years.