where's the heat?
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where's the heat?
It's 19* outside and no matter how long it idles the temp will not get off of cold. Don't these 08's have a thermostat in them?
the heater fans doesnt blow hard enough to reach the back seats, kids freeze.
10 miles to wrk and temp is just off cold. Winter cover is the only answer?
the heater fans doesnt blow hard enough to reach the back seats, kids freeze.
10 miles to wrk and temp is just off cold. Winter cover is the only answer?
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the coldest we have had was mid teens for a couple days. i have not had an issue at all with the heat in mine. actually was quite surprised that it was so good. Now, i have the supplemental heat system that supplys instant heat running on electric until the engine comes up to temp. do you have that? i can say though that my engine seems to get to temp about 10-15 minutes down the road (with no idle warm up).
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Well, I cannot find the plug in for the block heater, some say the element is there but you have to buy the friggin cord...supplemental heater, I will look into that- makes me think WHY it is available...is this the first of it's kind?
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Originally Posted by fordfish
Well, I cannot find the plug in for the block heater, some say the element is there but you have to buy the friggin cord...supplemental heater, I will look into that- makes me think WHY it is available...is this the first of it's kind?
Adding the supplemental heater at this point is a very expensive option. Far more then if it was ordered with the truck.
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Originally Posted by fordfish
Well, I cannot find the plug in for the block heater, some say the element is there but you have to buy the friggin cord...supplemental heater, I will look into that- makes me think WHY it is available...is this the first of it's kind?
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Originally Posted by fordfish
It's 19* outside and no matter how long it idles the temp will not get off of cold. Don't these 08's have a thermostat in them?
the heater fans doesnt blow hard enough to reach the back seats, kids freeze.
10 miles to wrk and temp is just off cold. Winter cover is the only answer?
the heater fans doesnt blow hard enough to reach the back seats, kids freeze.
10 miles to wrk and temp is just off cold. Winter cover is the only answer?
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Thermostat?
A friend at work didn't notice that the engine was warming up properly because he commute is so short. He did notice that his mileage was dropping and brought it in to the dealer. It has 6K on it and it was the thermostat, (stuck open) his dealer has already seen this before on a 6.4 PSD.
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Originally Posted by fordfish
It's 19* outside and no matter how long it idles the temp will not get off of cold. Don't these 08's have a thermostat in them?
the heater fans doesnt blow hard enough to reach the back seats, kids freeze.
10 miles to wrk and temp is just off cold. Winter cover is the only answer?
the heater fans doesnt blow hard enough to reach the back seats, kids freeze.
10 miles to wrk and temp is just off cold. Winter cover is the only answer?
For those who didn't get the supplimental cab heater. Take a look at this http://www.sportsimportsltd.com/12allsehewic.html
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Check your coolant level! mine did that and I had no coolant cause Radiator was bad.
No heat at all at idle very little running down the road.
that is when I checked the coolant anded 3 gal. and had heat!
Also my dealer called today and told me Ford is giving me a winter cover for free
to stop snow from pluging up my air filter! I think there is a TSB on it now.
No heat at all at idle very little running down the road.
that is when I checked the coolant anded 3 gal. and had heat!
Also my dealer called today and told me Ford is giving me a winter cover for free
to stop snow from pluging up my air filter! I think there is a TSB on it now.
Last edited by Tom Hoffman; Dec 21, 2007 at 07:02 PM. Reason: more info
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sure sounds like the thromestate isnt closing. my 7.3 and 6.0 and 6.4 make heat within a mile and good heat in 2 miles no mater how cold it is out and will melt ice of the windshield in 4 or 5 minutes of ideling. something wrong here.are you sure its not in the heater?
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Originally Posted by oltrucker
sure sounds like the thromestate isnt closing. my 7.3 and 6.0 and 6.4 make heat within a mile and good heat in 2 miles no mater how cold it is out and will melt ice of the windshield in 4 or 5 minutes of ideling. something wrong here.are you sure its not in the heater?
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it was -17 a couple days ago in norwich ny and my 350 started rite up, by the time i scaped the ice off the winshield and cleared the hood, i had good heat in less then a mile. one thing i learned long ago,,,never,,,get the climate control heater system. get the standard maual contorl heater. any psd diesel that dosent warm up has just about certainlly have a stuck open stat. or not enough coolent in it, like the other guy said.