block heater??
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ok. just checked it out. turned the key on, temp gauge was below the "c", couldnt hear anything. layed under the truck felt the oil pan its cold. its been plugged in for about 2 hours. is that long enough??
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X2 on Walt or could be the element. Partsguyed.com is your best place for pricing on OEM.
Cord part number: 1C3Z6B018AA
Heater Coil: F7TZ6A051AA
Cord part number: 1C3Z6B018AA
Heater Coil: F7TZ6A051AA
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Just went through this with my truck. Everything "looked" good but was not working. Ordered a new plug/cord from ed, yanked off the old one and seemed fine but was just old and brittle. Put on the new cord and plug and works perfectly again 
Just because it looks good, doesn't mean it is. Easy way to tell is at nite when you plug in you will see a "spark" letting you know you have some juice. My old one didn't, now the new one does. Very easy and cheap to replace and 95% probably your issue. If its the heater element itself that goes into the block. That is more involved and requires draining coolant, or if you are fast getting a small coolant bath...lol
Just because it looks good, doesn't mean it is. Easy way to tell is at nite when you plug in you will see a "spark" letting you know you have some juice. My old one didn't, now the new one does. Very easy and cheap to replace and 95% probably your issue. If its the heater element itself that goes into the block. That is more involved and requires draining coolant, or if you are fast getting a small coolant bath...lol
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just got out from under the truck after chasing the wire down. if its the wire thats plugged in above the oil filter. it was not plugged in all the way it was about a quarter inch out. plugged it in all the way and pushed the clip all the way on. we will see in a little while if that was the problem
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This is what I have read.
"They all came with the heater element. "Block Heater" was an option and if ordered then the heater cord was added. If you don't have the cord you will still have the element and only need buy the cord and put it in".
So if there is no cord look for the element. I may be there.
"They all came with the heater element. "Block Heater" was an option and if ordered then the heater cord was added. If you don't have the cord you will still have the element and only need buy the cord and put it in".
So if there is no cord look for the element. I may be there.
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Just went through this with my truck. Everything "looked" good but was not working. Ordered a new plug/cord from ed, yanked off the old one and seemed fine but was just old and brittle. Put on the new cord and plug and works perfectly again Just because it looks good, doesn't mean it is. Easy way to tell is at nite when you plug in you will see a "spark" letting you know you have some juice. My old one didn't, now the new one does. Very easy and cheap to replace and 95% probably your issue. If its the heater element itself that goes into the block. That is more involved and requires draining coolant, or if you are fast getting a small coolant bath...lol
Just because it looks good, doesn't mean it is. Easy way to tell is at nite when you plug in you will see a "spark" letting you know you have some juice. My old one didn't, now the new one does. Very easy and cheap to replace and 95% probably your issue. If its the heater element itself that goes into the block. That is more involved and requires draining coolant, or if you are fast getting a small coolant bath...lolQuestion I have is when plugging in the BH cord, I get the "spark" but it then trips the GFI outlet my extension cord is plugged into. Have tried different outlets and same for all I tried. Could the plug still be bad even though it does "spark"? '99 f350 272k miles. Thanks, doug