Hydronic coolant heater?
Laughing Gas
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From: CA
The batteries are less strained than when turning on the lights. In a 6.0, 20 minutes of running time is sufficient to heat the coolant to 60⁰C/140⁰F.
These heaters are very common in our country and are also installed in many smaller cars with smaller batteries.
Thanks to the preheated engine, the starter motor also requires significantly less power to start the engine, which naturally puts less strain on the batteries.
this is my daily driver before and after
These heaters are very common in our country and are also installed in many smaller cars with smaller batteries.
Thanks to the preheated engine, the starter motor also requires significantly less power to start the engine, which naturally puts less strain on the batteries.
this is my daily driver before and after
Cargo Master
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My truck isn't mint so I'd do some metal work to the inner fender to get the heater situated in there nicely and I have several diesel air heaters and I know just how hot the exhaust gets lol(ouch)so I wrap them in that fire retardant fibreglass wrap stuff and works very good. Do you by chance have a diagram of the coolant flow @Hartwig , I can't seem to find a good picture showing the coolant path.
https://www.butlertechnik.com/downlo...ySbnIQNuewucKq
Cargo Master
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From: unfortunately Germany
You've got that right :-)
Our plan was to emigrate to the US, because what's going on here in our "colorful" (
) country, is no longer acceptable. But it's pretty uncertain—especially given the current situation in the US—whether we'll be able to obtain a citizenship or at least a permanent residence permit.
You would get a good craftsman, so please put in a good word for me with Mr. Trump.
Our plan was to emigrate to the US, because what's going on here in our "colorful" (
) country, is no longer acceptable. But it's pretty uncertain—especially given the current situation in the US—whether we'll be able to obtain a citizenship or at least a permanent residence permit.You would get a good craftsman, so please put in a good word for me with Mr. Trump.
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Cargo Master
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From: unfortunately Germany
mornings. Get the defrosted work even quicker.
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Fleet Mechanic
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I know I'm not a pro installer when it comes to stuff like this, but I do my best lol. I wish I was more like you guys with this stuff and REALLY wish I had a garage to work in.
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Fleet Mechanic
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Got it installed for the most part. Just have to run the fuel line, put the intake and exhaust on, wire loom everything, build a shield to cover the heater/pump and wrap the hoses in fireproof insulation. Next weekend lol.
After I got the plumbing done I got the truck up to operating temp and no leaks found, also I was able to turn the pump on and I could hear the coolant flowing through the heater core so I'm assuming the truck needs to run a good bit to get any air out of the system yeah? That or the engine is so loud I'm not able to hear anything else when it's running.
Have a good evening fellas 🙂
After I got the plumbing done I got the truck up to operating temp and no leaks found, also I was able to turn the pump on and I could hear the coolant flowing through the heater core so I'm assuming the truck needs to run a good bit to get any air out of the system yeah? That or the engine is so loud I'm not able to hear anything else when it's running.
Have a good evening fellas 🙂