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by **Rug_Trucker** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:47 pm

Never used my block heater before. It's going down to 10 or so tonight. I came in from town and plugged it in.

Will it register on my mechanical temp gauge?

I don't have a clue if it works.

by **Richie O** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:50 pm

You should hear it. Look for a spark at the plug when you slip it together.

by **PToombs** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:05 pm

It won't heat enough to register on the guage. You might hear it sizzle after it's been plugged in for a little while.

Doh, not if it's already warm. :oops:

by **Ace** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:18 pm

If it's very quiet and you listen very carefully, you can hear something start going on down inside the block after you plug it in. Don't know if I'd describe it as "sizzling," but something...

Alternatively, if you have a weak breaker on that circuit in the garage, you can wait until it's time to go to work at 5a.m. and discover there's no lights in the garage and the door won't raise.

by **dodgetkboy78** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:02 pm

Just feel it, it will get hot, and mine, if you plug it in when the engine is warm, will keep the coolant about 120F.

It's under and just forward of the turbo.....

Hell, I plug mine in when it is in the 60F garage, just to help the heater blow warmer air when it gets pullled out in zero and below weather. :lol:

by **Rug_Trucker** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:02 am

We'll see if it chugs this morning. It's 13 out right now.

I wish I could park it in the shop! Don't even have enough room to park a bicycle in there! :lol:

by **dpuckett** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:46 pm

When I first got my mom's 92 (way back in 99), it would heat the coolant enough to give me luke warm air at first start (up to the first thin line on the gauge). By the time I drove 2mi I was toasty. That block heater is no longer that warm, and my current one doesnt get that warm either. But, they are 17years old.

by **Rug_Trucker** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:09 pm

The mechanical gauge in my truck starts at 130* It wasn't up at all. I turned the key and no need to wait to start. It fired right up and was smooth. :thumright:

by **Jfriedlin** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:16 am

At 10 degrees its not gonna be up but the fact that the truck fired right up and ran smooth is a good sign that its workin

by **Rug_Trucker** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 5:50 am

No if I could only get me heater to work decent! I froze my azz off a few times lately.

by **ccoxva** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 5:56 am

With this NEW farm and truck batt I just bought mine wont start w/o pluging it up.

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