Block Heater Question
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From: Moyock, NC
I read the first few posts and nobody really could answer the question about whether or not the truck would have a block heater cord. All trucks prior to '04 (including the '04 models) came installed with the block heater cord. In 2005 they started only installing them depending on where they were being shipped out.
And about the stuck vanes thing that was posted earlier on, it happened to me. My truck sat at a dealership for a while. When I first got it it ran fine. After a few days, I was riding home from school and I hit the gas and noticed that it sounded very very funny. My truck had straight pipes, but I did not even notice the fact that I heard no whistle when I hit the gas. I had no clue what the problem was at first, I just knew my truck had absolutely no power until I got up to about 50 mph (and it sure took forever to get there, and my mpg's SUCKED!!!). I just so happened to be on the powerstrokehelp.com website and there was a video about the vanes getting stuck. He said that the best thing to do if this happens is to just lay on the gas and they will eventually break free. Sure enough, I tried it and it worked right off the bat.
Anyways, I do have one question about the block heater. How much power do they pull exactly? I have a digital indoor timer that I was going to hook up in the garage and run an extension cord out to my truck. But the timer is rated for up to 1200W. Is that enough for these heaters? I just don't want to leave it plugged up all night because the lowest it gets here at night might be like 10 or 15 degrees.
And about the stuck vanes thing that was posted earlier on, it happened to me. My truck sat at a dealership for a while. When I first got it it ran fine. After a few days, I was riding home from school and I hit the gas and noticed that it sounded very very funny. My truck had straight pipes, but I did not even notice the fact that I heard no whistle when I hit the gas. I had no clue what the problem was at first, I just knew my truck had absolutely no power until I got up to about 50 mph (and it sure took forever to get there, and my mpg's SUCKED!!!). I just so happened to be on the powerstrokehelp.com website and there was a video about the vanes getting stuck. He said that the best thing to do if this happens is to just lay on the gas and they will eventually break free. Sure enough, I tried it and it worked right off the bat.
Anyways, I do have one question about the block heater. How much power do they pull exactly? I have a digital indoor timer that I was going to hook up in the garage and run an extension cord out to my truck. But the timer is rated for up to 1200W. Is that enough for these heaters? I just don't want to leave it plugged up all night because the lowest it gets here at night might be like 10 or 15 degrees.
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From: southern oh
block heater mission complete
Ok guys, went home last night planned on taking inner fender off to do a good look for that block heater, so got as far as taken the wheel off and was able to get my head in there for a better look and low and behold there it was...Fantastic... just have to get a cord now, local dealer says they are on back order, so guess I will head to ebay...Want to thank ya,all again...
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Ok guys, went home last night planned on taking inner fender off to do a good look for that block heater, so got as far as taken the wheel off and was able to get my head in there for a better look and low and behold there it was...Fantastic... just have to get a cord now, local dealer says they are on back order, so guess I will head to ebay...Want to thank ya,all again...
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Call or PM Ed (partsguyEd) here:
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He's a site sponsor here and a great guy. He'll hook you up. Otherwise, if he can't get them because of back order, check Ebay.
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or here:
www.partsguyed.com
He's a site sponsor here and a great guy. He'll hook you up. Otherwise, if he can't get them because of back order, check Ebay.
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Should be p/n Z3500043. I don't know if the box stores have 'em or not. If you go the eBay route...look to see where it's made. If they list USA or Canada that's OEM (Ford version comes from Canada), if they list anywhere else your dealing with a/m and most likely a "will fit".
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