A few questions please regarding the block heater.


1. How long can I leave her pluged in?

2. What damage could I cause to my rig using it?

3. What is the minimum time to get it warmed up pretty good?

We are not going to be above freezing for a few days and I never know when Im gonna have to fire her up and roll, so no timer option for me. Thanks guys.

 

1. You won't hurt anything by leaving it plugged in all the time, but many folks choose to use a timer so as not to waste power.

2. I've never heard of anyone causing damage by using the block heater? Just remember to unplug before you drive off.

3. A couple hours will make a difference if it's around freezing. If it's much colder, I will set my timer for 4 hours.

I've started my truck down to about zero w/o being plugged in, and it will start reliably, but it seems much easier on the engine to plug it in (less smoke, noise, defrosts sooner...).

 

on mine i just plug it in every night and leave it in until i get in and go start it in the morning and have done it for many winters.

 

Cool, thanks guys. I reallllllllllllllllly like getting in a haveing heat on demand. The noise is another thing I can do without too, like to hear her running good so I know if somthing is wrong or doesnt sound right.

 

i went and cranked my truck and set the high idle...and let if run for 20 minutes before i went anywhere in it today.

this is too cold for texas.

 

Heck ya its too cold. My CC buttons havent worked since I bough the truck, so the block heater is my friend. If Im at the ice house and leave it running when I come out it is sitting at 1,000 RPM. Go figure.

 

the only thing this kind of weather is good for is hunting and even like at 28 Degrees i don't anything coming out

 

Hell my CTD looks a big ice cube. Phil are yall still getting the freezing rain?

Hunting???? Yall must be some tough Ag's. Ill be hunting for heat right now, thats all.

 

Yep still freezing rain off and on. Good thing A&M classes are cancelled for tomorrow.

I'm a hunter...have been my whole life....went hunting when it was 8 degrees once....but never again. 40 or above is comfortable rule

 

8 degrees??????? Man you need an intervention. Ill shoot some tasty grub, but not till I can fell my toe's. We are getting mild power outage's here right now. Hey!! College Station TX just made the Weather Channel.

 

awesome. what was on the weather channel about Aggieland? No power outages in this area that i know of anyway......

 

Talkin about how yall look good cause you have sleet and not freezing rain. If you are moving through the area watch out for "black ice" and other hazzards. Things are "closed down" there. Tomorrow should be better. Actually that was over the last few hours. Im listening to WOAI on channel 0080 right now(local), so CS hasent come up much.