Block Heater Cord on Gas Truck, Temperature limited?
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Block Heater Cord on Gas Truck, Temperature limited?
Can anyone tell me the best way to bypass the temperature activated control for the block heater on the Ford Gas motors? I like the idea of plugging in the block heater in -10C / -23F. On the Chev's since 2008 on factory installed block heaters, there is a temperature controlled block heater cords that prevents power transmission until ambient [size=13px]temperature[/size] drops below minus15-18C (-25-28F). There was a Tell Tale molded bulge or block just up from male end of cord.
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Good catch on the conversions, Ltngdrvr, I messed up there.
Pretty sure all block heaters factory installed in NA for at least the last ten years have a temperature control. Don't activate until -18C / 0F on the 2017 Chev I had, (There was a tag on the cord) I don't see the tell tale molded block on the Ford, maybe it is integrated into the plug it self?
Pretty sure all block heaters factory installed in NA for at least the last ten years have a temperature control. Don't activate until -18C / 0F on the 2017 Chev I had, (There was a tag on the cord) I don't see the tell tale molded block on the Ford, maybe it is integrated into the plug it self?
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Good catch on the conversions, Ltngdrvr, I messed up there.
Pretty sure all block heaters factory installed in NA for at least the last ten years have a temperature control. Don't activate until -18C / 0F on the 2017 Chev I had, (There was a tag on the cord) I don't see the tell tale molded block on the Ford, maybe it is integrated into the plug it self?
Pretty sure all block heaters factory installed in NA for at least the last ten years have a temperature control. Don't activate until -18C / 0F on the 2017 Chev I had, (There was a tag on the cord) I don't see the tell tale molded block on the Ford, maybe it is integrated into the plug it self?
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If I remember to I’ll plug my truck in when I get home from work and check it in a couple hours to see if it’s heating up. It’s supposed to be 30ish °F when I get home. 7.3 gasser 350 FWIW.
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Alaska has had a campaign for years not to plug in until it is below 20F because #1 if your truck has starting issues at 30F something is wrong
#2 leaving the block heater plugged in unnecessarily long WILL cause calcification on the element causing it to either explode or stop working
#3 it is a waste of electricity
I am in TN currently and it was 45F and there was an F350 parked in front of a house with the block heaterplugged in. I drove by multiple times for 3 days and the truck is still sitting there plugged in. The people drive cars and the truck appears to just sit. It is only a matter of time before that block heater is inop because it just sits plugged in for days or weeks or months without being turned off.
#2 leaving the block heater plugged in unnecessarily long WILL cause calcification on the element causing it to either explode or stop working
#3 it is a waste of electricity
I am in TN currently and it was 45F and there was an F350 parked in front of a house with the block heaterplugged in. I drove by multiple times for 3 days and the truck is still sitting there plugged in. The people drive cars and the truck appears to just sit. It is only a matter of time before that block heater is inop because it just sits plugged in for days or weeks or months without being turned off.
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I've seen the truck driven once all last winter and it was just parked the rest of the winter.
This is something people in Alaska do also except when it gets down to single digits people plug their diesels in and then don't drive them for days.
Inthe Army we were not allowed to leave our trucks plugged in during winter because they never get unplugged and then every single vehicle has an inop block heater before too long. Ive seen them when they try to remove them and they can't because there is so much calcification on the element it doesn't fit back through the hole without breaking it.
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The truck is like 5 doors down from my inlaws whose house Immoochdocking at and the truck was plugged in all last winter and I only saw it driven 1 time but when it warmed up into the 60s and 70s it wasn't plugged in anymore and still just sat. It is possible it is a battery tender but they don't plug it in until it gets cold outside.
I've seen the truck driven once all last winter and it was just parked the rest of the winter.
This is something people in Alaska do also except when it gets down to single digits people plug their diesels in and then don't drive them for days.
Inthe Army we were not allowed to leave our trucks plugged in during winter because they never get unplugged and then every single vehicle has an inop block heater before too long. Ive seen them when they try to remove them and they can't because there is so much calcification on the element it doesn't fit back through the hole without breaking it.
I've seen the truck driven once all last winter and it was just parked the rest of the winter.
This is something people in Alaska do also except when it gets down to single digits people plug their diesels in and then don't drive them for days.
Inthe Army we were not allowed to leave our trucks plugged in during winter because they never get unplugged and then every single vehicle has an inop block heater before too long. Ive seen them when they try to remove them and they can't because there is so much calcification on the element it doesn't fit back through the hole without breaking it.
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The truck is like 5 doors down from my inlaws whose house Immoochdocking at and the truck was plugged in all last winter and I only saw it driven 1 time but when it warmed up into the 60s and 70s it wasn't plugged in anymore and still just sat. It is possible it is a battery tender but they don't plug it in until it gets cold outside.
I've seen the truck driven once all last winter and it was just parked the rest of the winter.
This is something people in Alaska do also except when it gets down to single digits people plug their diesels in and then don't drive them for days.
Inthe Army we were not allowed to leave our trucks plugged in during winter because they never get unplugged and then every single vehicle has an inop block heater before too long. Ive seen them when they try to remove them and they can't because there is so much calcification on the element it doesn't fit back through the hole without breaking it.
I've seen the truck driven once all last winter and it was just parked the rest of the winter.
This is something people in Alaska do also except when it gets down to single digits people plug their diesels in and then don't drive them for days.
Inthe Army we were not allowed to leave our trucks plugged in during winter because they never get unplugged and then every single vehicle has an inop block heater before too long. Ive seen them when they try to remove them and they can't because there is so much calcification on the element it doesn't fit back through the hole without breaking it.
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Adding non-distilled water or the wrong mix of antifreeze can still cause lime and calcium buildup. You have to take the average intelligence into consideration and realize at least half of the people who have a truck with a block heater dont even know what type of coolant to add even with access to an owner's manual or that you have to used distilled water.