ya i went out tonight to plug my truck in cause its gonna get pretty cold. and i was holding the pickup end in my left hand and the extension cord in my right hand. and the pickup end freakin shocked me. so i thought it was cause it was wet, so then i dried it off and it still did it, dog gon it, this really hurts and can't be normal. what could be causing this and has this happened to anyone else?

gotta know, i hate not pluggin my truck in!

 

check your wires for fraying/wear. it seems the hot wire (black) is exposed somewhere and what you are feeling is the current grounding out to your body. good luck.

 

Yeah, if they salt the roads where you are and your truck is covered with road grime you have created a very low resistance path to ground. You've probably got a frayed extension cord, block heater cord(most common) or a bad outlet on the house. You can replace just the block heater cord if you need it. Maybe somebody will drop the part # for you. Kurt

 

Was it wet outside when this happened? I had that happen to me twice when it was wet, even though there was nothing wrong with the plug/socket (aside from being wet).

I have replaced my cord, when mine went bad, and installed Marinco sockets. The pins are physically isolated from the truck. Unless its really wet, you won't have a problem with these (they are weather resistant).

 

Where did you get that. We have them on all the fire trucks and I was wanting to put one on mine but I can't find them.

 

Here ya go, I don't like the 20 amp plug, I would prefer a 15 amp, that way you could get a cord anywhere. I will continue to look for one with a 15 amp plug.

The price seems incredibly cheap though.........

http://cgi.ebay.com/Marinco-Weatherp...QQcmdZViewItem

 

Ah, better, more money, but any cord would work.

http://www.overtons.com/modperl/prod...=34531&aID=22H

 

ok, so i guess the first step is to trace the block heater cord and check for fraying, is this correct? and if its frayed then the answer is obvious, replace it.

and yes it was wet out 'jrs dodge diesel'

 

Perhaps if you plug in the truck first and then the other end of the extension cord into the house???

 

It is always the simplest solutions that elude us when dealing with a problem like this

Having said that, you still need to find out if you have a frayed wire so you or another person doesn't get electrocuted by touching your truck in the rain.

 

.......... actually, that sounds like an ultimate theft deterrent to me

 

Thats close but I was looking for the ones that spit the plug out when you start the truck. Then I don't have to worry if I ever forget to unplug.

 

Someone had posted about installing one of those on their truck last year, but I don't remember who it was. Definitely wanting to find out the same thing though!

 

It was the above poster "JRS_Dodge_Diesel"

 

https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...t=block+heater

check out this thread, some good options & other links