6.7 engine block heater
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Yes great info from all of you. Thank you all very much. Im still going to my dealer this weekend and see if i can talk them out of one as i feel it should be standerd on diesels. We will see how it goes...
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Well no freebee from the dealer...no suprise. Thanks to PowerStrokeHD i found one online and will be ordering soon. Just hope the install goes well. It looks like my freeze plugs are push in type, what is the best way to remove? Screwdriver and pliers ? Pop a hole in it with screw driver and pull out with pliers.
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Well no freebee from the dealer...no suprise. Thanks to PowerStrokeHD i found one online and will be ordering soon. Just hope the install goes well. It looks like my freeze plugs are push in type, what is the best way to remove? Screwdriver and pliers ? Pop a hole in it with screw driver and pull out with pliers.
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11red250, why specifically do you feel that you need the block heater? Technically it's not required unless you're doing cold starts at -10°F or below. The truck will start just fine at anything above that. If it were me I'd just go without one!
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Well Crazy001 for the most part just to get heat in the cab quicker. Im a real sissy when it comes to cold, thats why i live in northern Ohio hahaha. We get some cold snaps here, i have seen it as cold as -20 and did not much care for it. I work for a large L.T.L. trucking co. city P+D so im out in it all the time. I hate winter!!!
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Well Crazy001 for the most part just to get heat in the cab quicker. Im a real sissy when it comes to cold, thats why i live in northern Ohio hahaha. We get some cold snaps here, i have seen it as cold as -20 and did not much care for it. I work for a large L.T.L. trucking co. city P+D so im out in it all the time. I hate winter!!!
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element $21.91, and cord $97.75, I know I coulda got the cord cheaper as aftermarket, but I mean it's a $50,000 plus truck, I never understand the quibbling over small money parts on a very expensive truck; and I want the FoMoCo wire with all the heat protection wrap, and the little push in anchors so when I install it tomorrow it'll be exact as oem.
I also remember reading somewhere(dieselstop maybe) that the reason for the big $$$ for the dealer install is because they drain the coolant for the install, and won't reuse it, and it's pricey. I'm going to just back out that freezplug and stick my finger over the hole as I thread in the heat element, I might lose a little coolant, but I am not draining the whole thing over it.
Want a cheaper solution, here's what you want on ebay,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=170719085499
look at that cord compared to the one in my picture, big difference in my opinion, I'm way too **** to just throw in a part because it's cheaper though. However I'm all for shopping around for the best price, on the oem part I am loooking for- nothing wrong with getting the best price as long as I don't have to sacrifice product for dollars.
good luck, I'll let you know how the install goes. Doing it in the AM
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I disagree. Last winter when temps were below 0° F I could have my coolant temps in the 60s with two hours of block heater. Once the ECT got past 100° I had heat, but not much. It took MUCH less time for my truck to go from 60-100 than 0-100. I noticed heat much faster!
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For the whine, do you mean the turbo owl sound (I call it my friendly truck owl)?
I wonder how the block heater prevents that.
If that's the case, I guess cold oil makes it whine?
I might consider having this installed whenever my coolant is due for replacement (many thousands of miles in the future) just to get rid of that noise most of the time.
I wonder how the block heater prevents that.
If that's the case, I guess cold oil makes it whine?
I might consider having this installed whenever my coolant is due for replacement (many thousands of miles in the future) just to get rid of that noise most of the time.
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For the whine, do you mean the turbo owl sound (I call it my friendly truck owl)?
I wonder how the block heater prevents that.
If that's the case, I guess cold oil makes it whine?
I might consider having this installed whenever my coolant is due for replacement (many thousands of miles in the future) just to get rid of that noise most of the time.
I wonder how the block heater prevents that.
If that's the case, I guess cold oil makes it whine?
I might consider having this installed whenever my coolant is due for replacement (many thousands of miles in the future) just to get rid of that noise most of the time.
I can't remember who posted it, but I took the advice to string the extension cord over my driver's side mirror so that I don't forget it's plugged in....
