Block heater question
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From: central ohio
when i plugged mine in last year it sounded like water either running or a boiling sound. can't remember it kind of scared me so i unplugged it pretty quick. is that sound normal. this is the first one i have ever had. it is one that is in the freeze plug.
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From: Sand Lake, MI
Originally Posted by p.j.
when i plugged mine in last year it sounded like water either running or a boiling sound. can't remember it kind of scared me so i unplugged it pretty quick. is that sound normal. this is the first one i have ever had. it is one that is in the freeze plug.
An electric water heater makes the same sound when it kicks in, as it works the same way.
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From: The Wilderness
Originally Posted by p.j.
when i plugged mine in last year it sounded like water either running or a boiling sound. can't remember it kind of scared me so i unplugged it pretty quick. is that sound normal.
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From: Orangeville, Ontario
I plugged mine in once last winter and it helped with noisy lifters that morning. Next day I tried and it was dead lol.. I guess the previous owner hadn't used it in a long time seeing as my truck is more of a summer vehicle. Ah well, no more cold winter my sweet thang. She's in the garage.
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Originally Posted by Skandocious
You could get a factory block heater for a 351?! My brother's diesel has one, but I thought it was only a diesel thing... Was this strictly an option or do I have a plug dangling somewhere that I never saw before?!
Look for an electrical cord under the passengers side hood. The plug end is bundled somewhere under the hood if it has never been used.
I use a tank heater on my 93.
Many people recommend this as a better device. It actually percolates warm water up from the lowest area of the block and circulates it to the heater core.
I use a timer to activate heater several hours before I need the vehicle, but at only $.03/KW, I don't now why I bothered with the timer. (equates to four and a half cents per hour)
Regards
Ken