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Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer Originally Posted by 12V71 That works too. Yep otherwise I'd probably be missing a mirror sooner or later
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Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer Originally Posted by ronsii Good idea although I'd probably still miss it... better I wrap it through the door handle That works too.
Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer Originally Posted by 12V71 I always wrapped the cord once around my side mirror... Good idea although I'd probably still miss it... better I wrap it through the door handle
Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer Originally Posted by ronsii Yep, always(well almost) turn the heater controls to DEF and HOT during the winter months... then after it's started for about 30 seconds I switch the blower to high, where I park is not the best when it comes to anti-elements kind of down in a draw facing SW so right into the prevailing winds and just about never gets any sunlight on it... unless I waited til' about noon I need to replace the plug on it... again... there have been a few times where I get so busy loading up and getting things organized I 'kinda' forget it's plugged in and drive off.... then when I get home to park I'll be looking in the mirror and see this yellow cord laying on the ground all stretched out... then it's hit me!!! DOH!!! did it again I always wrapped the cord once around my side mirror...
Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer Originally Posted by CrookedRoads Just get an electric griddle and stick it on the ground under the engine, it worked for me on a 68 Firebird I had long enough to get me through the winter when I was too poor to get a new battery. I don't think my mom ever did figure out where that griddle went. LOL!!! I actually have quite a few of the magnetic heaters(kats), I use them on small engines and other things that don't have block heaters and even as a supplement to motors that do just to give a bit more heat when it's freezing or close to it!! Neighbor had a wood splitter with a 6-8 hp briggs on it... wore himself out trying to start it... I put a 200w and a 300w unit.. one on the motor and one on the hydraulic tank... hour later he gave it one pull!!! and it fired right up
Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer Just get an electric griddle and stick it on the ground under the engine, it worked for me on a 68 Firebird I had long enough to get me through the winter when I was too poor to get a new battery. I don't think my mom ever did figure out where that griddle went.
Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer Originally Posted by John T I’m starting to see you have some mental illness’s. Please get help
Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer Originally Posted by Insaneride I set the heater to defrost at the end of the day. In the morning the windshield is partly de-iced. Also, I sometimes plug the block heater in when the engine is running. I've only broke two extension cords that way in 15 years. Another thing is to park with windshield facing east so the sun helps defrost windshield. Doesn't help if you have to leave before sunrise tho. Yep, always(well almost) turn the heater controls to DEF and HOT during the winter months... then after it's started for about 30 seconds I switch the blower to high, where I park is not the best when it comes to anti-elements kind of down in a draw facing SW so right into the prevailing winds and just about never gets any sunlight on it... unless I waited til' about noon I need to replace the plug on it... again... there have been a few times where I get so busy loading up and getting things organized I 'kinda' forget it's plugged in and drive off.... then when I get home to park I'll be looking in the mirror and see this yellow cord laying on the ground all stretched out... then it's hit me!!! DOH!!! did it again
Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer Originally Posted by ronsii Not sure if there were different wattages on different years of the 7.3's but I found 2 hours was about optimal for warming mine up on a 25-30deree morning so I put a timer on it to start the block heater 2 hours before I'd go down to start it... even then it would take a good 5-10 minutes at high 'chip' idle to get the windows deiced sometimes If I ever have to go back to using it for daily commutes I am going to install one of those preheaters as you can plumb them into the oil and water systems... sure the one I linked to was only ...what... 5kw's on the btu calcs... but that's ~5Xmore than the block heater and you can plumb it to the cab for heat to which would solve the deice on the window problem ...I'd probably get a mid range one anyways... or I could just build a garage for it??? or maybe buy a new truck... the boss was looking at upgrading the '19 ram 3500 the other day.... seems you can get a nice 'newer' loaded one for around $82k... I set the heater to defrost at the end of the day. In the morning the windshield is partly de-iced. Also, I sometimes plug the block heater in when the engine is running. I've only broke two extension cords that way in 15 years. Another thing is to park with windshield facing east so the sun helps defrost windshield. Doesn't help if you have to leave before sunrise tho.
Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer there, at one time as far as I know may still be around, a thing called a hot box. It operated on 12 volt and would connect to cooling system and heat the block using hot water. Didn't take long for it to heat a big cummins or cat powered road tractor. Just my 2 cents.
Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer John still mad
Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer Originally Posted by thegary actually 4000 watts of electricity is pretty cheap. For me if its pluged in for 4 hrs between 9pm and 8am it would be $.25 Depends what state you’re living in and what the electric company is charging per kilowatt hour
Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer Originally Posted by John T Five minutes idling and six minutes driving VS plugging in a 1000 W heater for more than 4 hours every day. Duhhhhhh Compare your electric bill to the “Lots of Diesel saved” actually 4000 watts of electricity is pretty cheap. For me if its pluged in for 4 hrs between 9pm and 8am it would be $.25
Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer Originally Posted by motolife313 Takes 5 minutes idling and 6 minutes driving to reach the temp the block heater put into the motor. So 11 minutes and lots of diesel saved when having the truck plugged in for at least 3-4 hours, I actually leave it in longer. Five minutes idling and six minutes driving VS plugging in a 1000 W heater for more than 4 hours every day. Duhhhhhh Compare your electric bill to the “Lots of Diesel saved”
Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer Not sure if there were different wattages on different years of the 7.3's but I found 2 hours was about optimal for warming mine up on a 25-30deree morning so I put a timer on it to start the block heater 2 hours before I'd go down to start it... even then it would take a good 5-10 minutes at high 'chip' idle to get the windows deiced sometimes If I ever have to go back to using it for daily commutes I am going to install one of those preheaters as you can plumb them into the oil and water systems... sure the one I linked to was only ...what... 5kw's on the btu calcs... but that's ~5Xmore than the block heater and you can plumb it to the cab for heat to which would solve the deice on the window problem ...I'd probably get a mid range one anyways... or I could just build a garage for it??? or maybe buy a new truck... the boss was looking at upgrading the '19 ram 3500 the other day.... seems you can get a nice 'newer' loaded one for around $82k...
Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer Takes 5 minutes idling and 6 minutes driving to reach the temp the block heater put into the motor. So 11 minutes and lots of diesel saved when having the truck plugged in for at least 3-4 hours, I actually leave it in longer. I love it!!! That’s a pic this morning and temps in the 30’s, that’s the temp before starting the engine, right after starting at work and 11 minutes after leaving work it got to about same temp as what the block heater puts in the engineAttachment 1723475 Attachment 1723476Attachment 1723477
Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer Originally Posted by J. D. Another true story: In Michigan 1973 or there about, -25 F. I used the same stunt under the oil pan of my 1957 IH pickup (gas engine) While lying there watching the fire burn I noticed what I thought was water vapor coming from the crank case breather pipe. When all of a sudden it went woosh. lol And the really neat thing was that it blew both sides of the cork pan gasket out and onto the ground, not really hurt other than the cut out from the bolts. I started and used the IH to pull start a Ford car and then shut it off before I ran out of oil. Basically I learned to be a bit more cautious when heating the oil pan. Saw that once on an old Dodge with a slant 6, they had been pouring gas down the carb trying to start it. When it finally lit off it ignited the vapors in the crankcase and blew the valve cover off... and stroked the pan out so badly you couldn't get a socket on the pan bolts.
Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer Originally Posted by motolife313 Mainly trying to get the engine warmed up so it will run better when I take off The heater Ronsii posted up is just an underhood air heater. Yeah its cheap but wont do much other than keep the intake piping and battery warm. Just give yourself an extra 5 minutes of warmup time. Portland does not get that kind of cold. I don't plug in my old Chevy 6.5 unless I know its going to get down around 10-15 degrees and even if I don't it still starts fine and clears the frost on the windows in less than 10 minutes.
Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer Originally Posted by John T Just do what we used to do with the old B model macks.... Throw a roll of toilet paper in a coffee can and dump some in some diesel fuel. Strike a match and throw it underneath the oil pan. - true story... Another true story: In Michigan 1973 or there about, -25 F. I used the same stunt under the oil pan of my 1957 IH pickup (gas engine) While lying there watching the fire burn I noticed what I thought was water vapor coming from the crank case breather pipe. When all of a sudden it went woosh. lol And the really neat thing was that it blew both sides of the cork pan gasket out and onto the ground, not really hurt other than the cut out from the bolts. I started and used the IH to pull start a Ford car and then shut it off before I ran out of oil. Basically I learned to be a bit more cautious when heating the oil pan.
Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer Moto, you have a lot to learn about care and treatment of diesel engines.
Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer Originally Posted by ronsii Here's one of the real cheapies.... I was actually going to put one of these in my powersmoke a few years ago... but since i bring my work truck home I don't run my personal rig every day... and the project kind of lost it's imperativeness https://www.ebay.com/itm/EasyBuy-All...cAAOSw-EheGEIe Mainly trying to get the engine warmed up so it will run better when I take off
Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer Don't know if John's mad but I still believe your thinking is skewed awfully bad with non use of the clutch. The tranny in your pickup is NOT a road ranger and I doubt you'll ever learn to use the throttle properly while shifting. After you wear out the synchos then you'll have to learn how to use the throttle.
Re: Portable 110 volt power supply for block warmer Originally Posted by motolife313 . I don’t drive like a pu$$y and use the clutch so when not using it it needs to be revved up more which needs a warmer engine to do so. Block heater works so good you can have your heater on right away. Combustion chamber still takes time to warm up tho but you can take off right after starting it and keep it in a lower gear at a lower rpm to warm up. Not trying to argue these are just how I do it So anyone that uses the clutch in your opinion is a “pu$$y?? That’s good to know. The rest of your quote is so stupid it’s not even worth responding to. But that’s another example of the world according to Moto.
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