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Jan 23, 2011 | 04:52 PM

tanglewood16137

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block heater

Well its a 2001 diesel excursion and untill a week ago the cord for block heater was still zip tied behind bumper well we found it and plugged it in and it dosent work engine was stone cold and was plugged in for 2 days
now what should i do?

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Jan 23, 2011 | 05:10 PM

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Jan 23, 2011 | 05:16 PM

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Jan 23, 2011 | 07:32 PM

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Hold up there.......what were you expecting ?........it will not bring you up to anywhere near operating temp....if you check it out and it still is not working....look here
Zerostart block heaters - Diesel Forum - TheDieselStop.com

Jan 23, 2011 | 09:51 PM

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the one in my 97 f250 if plugged in overnight you dont even need glow plugs to start the ex was stone cold no heat at all it took 6 tries and cycling glowplugs 5 times each to start

Jan 23, 2011 | 10:16 PM

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I was having weird problems too, some times it would turn over like a rabbit some times it would crawl, had ford check it during a free 120 point inspection and they said it worked. Bought a block heater tester for 19.99 at nappa today and found that my cord has a break in the wires inside the jacket (not visible to the naked eye) I too just cut the tiewrap on mine from the factory spot less then a month ago. I highly recomend putting a new plug on the end first before replacing the heater. $1.50 at any hardware store

Jan 23, 2011 | 10:40 PM

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when its real quiet outside plug it in and sltick your head inside the wheelwell and you should hear a "percolator" sound. If not then I would start with the cord 1st before you jump to the heater itself but definitely try listening first.