What if anything do any of you use for additional cab heat? I've tried a small ceramic 110V heater that I have set to come on about the time my engine heater should come on. It works okay, but I don't have a seperate circuit avail. to my usual parking area and so both it and the block heater are too much load. I have lately been keeping my propane Mr. Buddy in the cab. Fire it up when I start the truck and leave it run with a window cracked open during the engine warm up period. It works pretty well, but always leary about a gas heater even a catalytic with the safety features this one has. Yeah, I like a warm cab in the mornings.

 

u need a webasto or a heated shop.

 

Both economical suggestions

 

Sleep in a tent for a couple of nights. And use no auxiliary heat source either. Get to the point where you can pop outside the tent in your underwear and not start shivering. That truck will look pretty good in the morning!

 

Good luck getting better replies. I think you are going to get a COLD reception.

 

I slip on my heated jacket liner for motorcycling, I have a lighter adapter plug & just plug her in and I could run with the windows down & no heat at all.

 

You need heated seats, helped me make it to work one morning with no heat (frozen coolant) and -15 degree temps. Wasn't a great drive (35 miles) but at least I had some heat to warm my fingrs up.
DS79

 

Thats how people freeze to death in AK. Dress like your walking to were you need to go. If your truck quits or you get stuck, it won't take long.

 

Try an espar. eliminate the need to plug in, or add extra heaters. Just prepare to pay for it initially. They aren't cheap

 

you must live somewhere really cold if you need aux heat source

 

Webasto, espar will do the trick but as said above they aren't cheap. You could also try installing an extra block heater. Do you have a hand throttle to raise the RPMs durring warmup?

Biggest thing is, diesels in general don't build a lot of heat tip you put a load on them.

 

i thought about plugging one of those small defroster dash type heaters from the parts store into my jump pack and letting it run all night.

i also found on jc whitney a heater that is safe to mount under the seat, only problem or you is it runs off of 110 just like your block heater.

how would having two block heaters perform in our engines? are they self regulated, meaning would they possibly be able to overheat the coolant, i dont think they would but does anyone know how they regulate the temp to 100*, or is that just all the more they will put out?

 

I plan on getting a Webasto next year....but where are you that your cab is that cold....I plug mine in all nite if its going to be colder than 20 below and even at 45 below its chilly in the cab but still not so cold as to need gloves, need to switch hands for a bit as steering wheel is cold but within 10 miles its comfortable enough to unzip my coat...I know many people that have second heaters but mostly they're not block heaters they are in the heater hose...

 

Hey Paul

Having dealt fairly extensively with both webasto and espar on highway trucks and off highway equipment, I can vouch for espar being the better of the units thus far. Smaller, use less fuel, more reliable, less susceptible to vibration induced failure, easier to service.

Beyond that, it is pretty much customer choice. Unless webasto has come out with a more compact unit, our biggest problem, is having to run a spare toolbox in order to house the dumb thing. And as you know, up here, guys would rather have an extra fuel tank, than an extra toolbox. So, we go with espar.

 

Well it took me 5 years of owning my truck before learning this trick recently. Turn your heat selector **** to MAX A/C and set the temp to hot. It recirculates the cab air and you will have decent heat within minutes in the cab. Long term it fogs up your windows as you are not getting any fresh air but, once that happens you should have some warmer coolant coming through to warm your cab with fresh air.