block heater cord mod
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Laughing Gas
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From: upstate ny
block heater cord mod
i found this plug while i was seaching for parts for my boat. i really like it and thought id share. its suppose to be used for hooking shore power to a boat. i just used a hole saw cut a hole in the bumper and mounted it there. cut the plug off yer block heater and wired it up. it keeps the cord from falling out and getting dragged or run over which i have done a couple times. plus it looks a lil neater then the cord hanging outa the grill. you can mout it about anywhere ya want. O and they cost about 20 bucks shipped, i'll try to find the website where i got it but they have them at most marinas and good boat shops.
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From: So. Jersey
Practically all emergency responder equipment has them, but one better. They have it self eject the cord when you turn the key on. A key on hot and a ground is all it takes to hook it up. For those real lazy people at home.
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From: Faibanks Ak.
Not neccarily lazy in the late seventies the company I worked bought us 5.7 diesel chevys, These were hard to start in cool weather and one of my friends forgot to unplug his one morning and somehow the cord pulled his window frame out of his house.
I had to give him a hard time for awhile over that.
I had to give him a hard time for awhile over that.
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From: Western Mass
I did the same thing last year, except I put it on the drivers side. Why the hell should I have to walk all the way to the passenger side all the time? I added a piece of an extension cord to make it reach and zip tied it to the frame/bumper/whatever to keep it neat. It also allows you hook up one handed, much nicer when its cord and wet out, just push it in, or pull the cord to go.
I think the brand is marinco, I want to say I got mine off ebay, but it may have been a website. The only problem I've had, is the cover doesn't like to stay shut anymore. I think I'm going to try a bead of RTV around the cover to make it a touch thicker (let it harden before closing it).
I think the brand is marinco, I want to say I got mine off ebay, but it may have been a website. The only problem I've had, is the cover doesn't like to stay shut anymore. I think I'm going to try a bead of RTV around the cover to make it a touch thicker (let it harden before closing it).
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Laughing Gas
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From: upstate ny
i put mine on that side because back in next to the garage and that where the cord comes from. i just pull it on my way the the drivers doors. so far i like it i'll keep an eye on mine now that i know the covers shrink
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nice idea i never had to use a block heater then i moved way up north and drove away with it plugged in all the time because i was never used to having to do it and this morning it was -47 i did not plug the car that im using while my truck is getting fixed in last night and i could hear it just turning over so i plugged it in a few hours ago im thinking im going to have to drop a check on getting my truck ready for winter on top of all the money i have just put into it
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From: San Marcos TX
Kussmaul makes the auto eject.
Here is the website.
Kussmaul Electronics Co., Inc. Auto & Air Ejects
Here is the website.
Kussmaul Electronics Co., Inc. Auto & Air Ejects
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From: Nutter Fort, WV
I do have one thing I think you should address on that install.
Is the back of the plug outside the frame?
If so I would put some kind of guard to keep ice off the cord and back of the plug.
Salt road spray will get inside and make short work of the wiring.
And that nice ice that forms in the wheel wells will also rip the wire out of the plug when it starts to warm up and big chunks of ice are breaking loose.
Last fall I completely rewired all the lights on my flatbed.
First snow storm I had not protected the wires from road spray, big ice chunks ripped both sides of the new wiring harness off.
I was more than slightly upset.
Is the back of the plug outside the frame?
If so I would put some kind of guard to keep ice off the cord and back of the plug.
Salt road spray will get inside and make short work of the wiring.
And that nice ice that forms in the wheel wells will also rip the wire out of the plug when it starts to warm up and big chunks of ice are breaking loose.
Last fall I completely rewired all the lights on my flatbed.
First snow storm I had not protected the wires from road spray, big ice chunks ripped both sides of the new wiring harness off.
I was more than slightly upset.
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Laughing Gas
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From: upstate ny
good point dave the bck of the plug is sealed pretty good i liquid electrical taped the connections and used some rtv where the cord exits the back of the plug. a guard it a good idea though to protect it from the giant chunks that develope there .
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If you strip the outside back a bit you'll see the insulation of the three. Ground will be a different color, mine was green. The other two were the same.