6.0 Block Heater
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From: Crawfordsville, Oregon
Is there a bracket to firmly secure the heater plug?
I have a 2006 Ford F-250 6.0 Turbodiesel and I love it. I live near the Cascades in Oregon and it gets cold here at night. I finally found the plug on the passenger side and have been plugging it in nightly and it helps with starts and keeps the engine from running roughshod at the beginning. My question is, is there a bracket that I can install in that right side bumper space that I can firmly attach the plug into? It is a drag searching for the plug inside the bumper when it is raining outside and would I'd like to just be able to plug it into a hard connection each night. Looking forward to any feedback. Oh, BTW, I have toe hooks in those bumper spaces.
Thanks again
Haganah.
Thanks again
Haganah.
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From: Crawfordsville, Oregon
Plug for engine block heater
Their site has a lot of plugs. Do you happen to have a page URL for me to follow to get to this specific plug?
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From: MA
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Where did you install it?
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Haganah
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I have a 2006 Ford F-250 6.0 Turbodiesel and I love it. I live near the Cascades in Oregon and it gets cold here at night. I finally found the plug on the passenger side and have been plugging it in nightly and it helps with starts and keeps the engine from running roughshod at the beginning. My question is, is there a bracket that I can install in that right side bumper space that I can firmly attach the plug into? It is a drag searching for the plug inside the bumper when it is raining outside and would I'd like to just be able to plug it into a hard connection each night. Looking forward to any feedback. Oh, BTW, I have toe hooks in those bumper spaces.
Thanks again
Haganah.
Thanks again
Haganah.
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From: MA
I wanted to mount it on the driver side and the cord doesn't reach..
I thought of adding and extension, but never did it..
What I would do if you don't want to drill through the bumper is mount a metal bracket below the bumper and mount it to that like the trailer hitch plug in the back.
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Mine is right beside the tow hook on the passenger side. Drilling was really fairly straight forward, buy a good hole saw for correct size. I used a Lenox brand for drilling metal from Lowes.
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Can anyone confirm that all 6.0 trucks come with the element
Can anyone confirm that all 6.0 trucks come with the element already installed. I climbed up under my truck and no cord....which is no biggie....but i also dont see a plug up above the starter either.....
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All 6.0's came with the element installed..
Look at post #8 for a picture of mine..
If you don't see that check if there is a cord there..
Did you check for the cord tied up near the Tow hook in the front??
Look at post #8 for a picture of mine..
If you don't see that check if there is a cord there..
Did you check for the cord tied up near the Tow hook in the front??