Space Heater
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Space Heater
Apparently I've tried searching too hard. Infact, the server told me that I should post a question, so here it is.
Numerous times I have heard and read about people mounting a 110v space heater in the truck, to keep it warm in the winter. This would plug into the same cord as the block heater. You could also mount a recessed marine plug (someone recently mentioned) in the front bumper.
The real question here is has anyone else had success with this set up? Any pointers? I was thinking a ceramic heater in the front or rear over the tranny hump. I could fab up a mount and use it every year.
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Numerous times I have heard and read about people mounting a 110v space heater in the truck, to keep it warm in the winter. This would plug into the same cord as the block heater. You could also mount a recessed marine plug (someone recently mentioned) in the front bumper.
The real question here is has anyone else had success with this set up? Any pointers? I was thinking a ceramic heater in the front or rear over the tranny hump. I could fab up a mount and use it every year.
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So the point of this is to blow hot air on the engine to make the outside warm? Engines heat up from the inside out, not outside in. I think paying money for the electric bill for the block heater will be cheaper, and less of a fire hazard. What if you run through water or deep snow?
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Oh oh oh it's clear now. You mentioned "tranny hump" and i immediately thought of the transmission, on the outside. That does sound like a good idea, if you can somehow circulate the air around the cab, so the air isnt hot up front and cold in the back.
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For a diesel, I think wiring to a single marinco plug like beachbumcook so that your plug runs the block heater and a 250w oil pan heater would be the ticket. She'll start right up and you got heat pretty quick. Add a remote start and electric heated seats and you are cookin with Diesel.
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From: rocky mtn high summit co.
we use this setup in our backhoe at work, small ceramic heater,just keep away from anything that could start a fire. by the way it works great
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Originally Posted by shenders99
This would run on a timer with the block heater.
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Originally Posted by mhoefer
For a diesel, I think wiring to a single marinco plug like beachbumcook so that your plug runs the block heater and a 250w oil pan heater would be the ticket. She'll start right up and you got heat pretty quick. Add a remote start and electric heated seats and you are cookin with Diesel.
Don't have a oil pan heater yet.
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I've done this on a few vehicles before, especially the less insulated ones (softtop jeeps, '70 suburban) with great success. I wouldn't bother with an oscilating one, just a plain ceramic or even radiant heater. Dunno how cold it gets where you are but I've hade mine cold enough that the fan wouldn't turn... then it blows the CB and my block heater doesn't work either. Then your stuck trying to start and drive a stone cold diesel in sub-zero temps to get to work... no fun.
I was told the factory heater warms the engine oil, not the coolant anyways. Would a pan heater help? I've got a tranny pan heater and pan heaters on my other vehicles...
I was told the factory heater warms the engine oil, not the coolant anyways. Would a pan heater help? I've got a tranny pan heater and pan heaters on my other vehicles...
