Originally Posted by
J_E_Summit
My truck isn't the V10, but I can leave it plugged in all night and hardly notice the difference when it is that temp.
I don't usually use the block heater until it gets below zero and then it gets 3-4 hours on the timer. If it gets below -10, then I consider leaving it on all night.
If you want warm air, then you should try a 110V car heater. It is something I have been meening to do, but never gotten around to it.
I don't expect it to blow like a forced air furnace I was just wondering about some real world feedback. As long as the block is somewhat warmer i guess it is better for the engine. In a diesel it makes a greater difference than a gas on the effect of the startup so I guess I'll still leave it plugged in for the few cents of electric it costs. Maybe it will suprise me one day an blow 100 degree air at startup....
In the summer probably.........