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Block Heater Cold Start and Some Plowing "Roof & Dash Cam"

Testing my new block heater that I put in when I changed out my water pump this summer. Looks like it is working great. It was cold. 8 degrees with a wind chill of ...

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allied1394 commented on 03 Dec 2014

That's my luck to it's almost guaranteed if I get a car was or detail my truck it's more then likely gonna poor that day haha I'm preying to the snow gods

mossman381 commented on 04 Dec 2014

+allied1394 In winter it's impossible to keep anything clean but you have to wash it every once in awhile.

allied1394 commented on 30 Nov 2014

I think you'll see that it will handle a lot of snow better then the smaller plow if it's heavy wet snow don't push it straight on because it's so much weight just take slices just go for it darth has just about seen it all anyway haha can't be any worse then last winter

mossman381 commented on 04 Dec 2014

+RcRyan45 If I have to wait another month for decent snow that will suck.

RcRyan45 commented on 03 Dec 2014

+mossman381 After last winter's hard beating in Ontario, Canada we are looking like a really mild, dry December so far..they say around Christmas it changes to cold and snow, so let's hope!

mossman381 commented on 30 Nov 2014

+allied1394 I am starting to wonder if we are going to get any snow :( Would be my luck getting a new plow and then no snow.

Fitz's Fixes commented on 30 Nov 2014

I was told (and I'm not sure it true) that you should plug the heater in after the truck is warm, say the previous day, so it doesn't have to struggle to warm up the truck. Rather, it just keeps it warm. Thought I'd pass that along to you to decide

mossman381 commented on 30 Nov 2014

+123guinness I have heard similar things. Dad will plug his truck in all night sometimes. I don't see that hurting anything. I wonder if the owners manual says anything about the block heater. I will look and see.

max dean commented on 30 Nov 2014

I noticed on my cummins my block heater would keep the block about 10 degrees warmer than the air temp. I had my edge hooked up at that time.

mossman381 commented on 30 Nov 2014

+max dean I have a switch and I can turn on the high idle but with the block heater plugged in I don't need the high idle.

max dean commented on 30 Nov 2014

That I do. It was just something I noticed from the outside temp and what my edge was showing the coolant temp at. I'm not sure where the edge reads the coolant temp from. Does your truck go into high idle at all?

mossman381 commented on 30 Nov 2014

+max dean That doesn't seem very warm to me. If it is single digits your coolant wont be very warm. My truck was blowing warm air a few minutes after I started it. If you have a diesel you know it takes a long time to get heat. I am very pleased with my block heater.

brandon graves commented on 30 Nov 2014

what's going to be your next truck mossman381

Veikra commented on 01 Dec 2014

They dont made them bigger yet, That why I got my dually, never gonna need more than that so I'll keep it for a loooong time. Tows like a dream and still goes through plowed fields without lockers :D

mossman381 commented on 30 Nov 2014

+Veikra Darth Dually isn't going anywhere :) I was thinking he meant another project truck. Even if I won the lottery the dually is staying.

Veikra commented on 30 Nov 2014

+mossman381carefull, the newer the truck, the higher they sit, and old fifth wheel gets closer and closer to the bed rail until you need to raise the camper

mossman381 commented on 30 Nov 2014

+brandon graves I need to get my camper done before I get another truck.

MrGiovannix12 commented on 30 Nov 2014

whats going on with that crawler in front of the shop ? and are you guys going to fix the versatile this winter?

mossman381 commented on 30 Nov 2014

That is our CAT 977. It needs a water pump and exhaust manifold gasket. Here is a video of dad crushing culverts with it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL45xuh9eUI . The Versatile will get torn apart sometime this winter.

Cameron Mantle commented on 30 Nov 2014

you should try putting your gopro on a head mount and plowing from a point of view

mossman381 commented on 30 Nov 2014

I think my head moves too much for that to work but I might try it if I get the head mount.

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How a block heater can be useful

So it got real cold in the Toronto/GTA area (-40*C cold), so cold that I ended up using the block heater for the first time in 10 years. All I can say it really helped ...

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fordwindsor351 commented on 08 Jan 2014

Block heaters are nice but many think they need them. Your 20 minutes or so of plug in time did very little. To be in a case where you would truely need one, you would have to be in biblical lows. Just keep your battery clean, good fuel and you are set.