Block heater please help
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Block heater please help
Hey guys, Im at school rite now working on my powestroke. Heres my question and im in need for a speedy answer. For some reason when i plug in my block heater it blows the circuits in my house. Now two of my outlets wont work. Im not sure if this is from my block heater or not. So this morning i didnt plug it in. Big mistake it was 9 degrees and it didnt want to start. So now im at school, I put an ohm meter on there and measured the resistance and i do have resistance. What could be the problem, If there is any at all. Thanks
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Probably have to trace the wiring back all the way until you find it. Mine is in one of those black wire wraps, which means that yours probably is too. I guess you'll just have to start pulling the wire out of the wrap until you find it. I would focus first on locations where there is a high potential for rubbing/pinching. Others may have better ideas.
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Originally Posted by THE KING
I can check that with a Test light?? Also im on alldata and there is a service bulletin about the glow plug relays. How can i check to make sure if thats ok??
Your relay is just like a starter relay. It's located on the passenger's side of the motor close to the fuel filter, just above the valve cover. There are two large posts. One has constant power, and the other post only when the key is turned over into the ON position. You should be able to test this with a multimeter. hook the clip to the neg. terminal on the battery, and check for voltage at the two big terminals. When the key is turned on, you should have voltage at both terminals. If not, your GPR is bad.
You can also jump the two large terminals with a screwdriver while turning over. If this works, GPR is bad. This can cause some sparking and burning, though.
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Originally Posted by THE KING
For some reason when i plug in my block heater it blows the circuits in my house. Now two of my outlets wont work. Im not sure if this is from my block heater or not.
What does your cord look like? Any obvious wear like these guys are saying? a bad ground somewhere might cause this type of problem.
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Just a hopefully simple solution. I had trouble with my block heater not being on in the morning, came to find out that my freezer was off and the GFI (Ground Fault Interupt) was tripped. Had a freezer, the truck, and christmas lights plugged into the same circuit, causing it to trip. Might check and see how much stuff you are running on that circuit. After I got rid of the christmas lights, mine worked great even when plugged into the same outlet as the freezer (big 21 cubic foot).