block heater help
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From: THUNDER BAY
block heater help
Hello all the other day my block heater cord burnt up right at the block heater it was shooting sparks! it sounded like a power line arking lol
my question is does the cord screw into the heater is there a nut holding it on? also I plan on ohming the heater element itself to see if it is shot what should it ohm out at cold
thanks.
Walter
my question is does the cord screw into the heater is there a nut holding it on? also I plan on ohming the heater element itself to see if it is shot what should it ohm out at cold
thanks.
Walter
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Thanks for the reply I,m kinda hoping that it was just the cord that was dork-ed I would rather change the cord than drain the coolant to change the heater.
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From: Gambrills
believe or not it is plugged in to the oil cooler!....I KNOW I KNOW you are thinking how can that be b/c the oil cooler is located elsewhere. But believe me, that is the oil cooler, IAW with others on the forum but apparently it is!
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Thanks hussler 
.... cope I know it goes in the oil cooler but I thought it also heats the coolant thanks for the reply I appreciate it
Still need to know if the cord is held in with a nut or screwed in
thanks
.... cope I know it goes in the oil cooler but I thought it also heats the coolant thanks for the reply I appreciate itStill need to know if the cord is held in with a nut or screwed in
thanks
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15 ohms is aprx. right. High-school physics: V=IR and P=IV.
P=IV:
P=1000W = I*120V, so...
I = 1000W/120V, = 8.3A (aprx).
V=IR
120V=8.3A*R
R=120V/8.3A, = aprx. 15A.
P=IV:
P=1000W = I*120V, so...
I = 1000W/120V, = 8.3A (aprx).
V=IR
120V=8.3A*R
R=120V/8.3A, = aprx. 15A.
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IIRC it is held in by that thin clip....
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So it is a coolant heater, not an oil heater?
ON THAT NOTE: can we somehow MOD it to make "insta heat"?
I mean to to make soooo hot it opens the thermostat to make heat go to the coils quicker? (When plugged in overnight)
ON THAT NOTE: can we somehow MOD it to make "insta heat"?
I mean to to make soooo hot it opens the thermostat to make heat go to the coils quicker? (When plugged in overnight)
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You don't need to open the T-stat, that's just wasting heat. Mine gets probably something around 130 to 140F by touch guess. The heater is blowing warm air in maybe 10 seconds. In under a minute the cab is comfortable... even in the single digits.
