I want to get one, but have no idea if it is a DIY or something to get sent out.

If DIY, how much $$ and what level of expertise required? (Most I have done is plenum and RRs...as well as restore my 1996 from an engine fire)

ALso, how much to get professionally done?

I ask because i am moving to indiana in the next 9 months.

 

http://www.warehouseautoparts.com/st...e_Heaters.html

Here is the link to the parts, relatively cheap and all you gotta do is remove a frost plug and put the element in. If you don't want to go with this type of heater there are oil pan heaters you can get that mount on the underside of your oil pan and only heat the oil.
http://www.dieselservices.com/html/e...eater_p148.cfm
or there is a circulating block heater that warms all your engine coolant so when you start the truck it is already blowing heat you can see them on the first link

 

why would it be any colder in indiana than new jersey?

I live in frosty Canada and have never used a block heater on my truck, I don't even recall if it has one....

 

A block heater is really unnecessary..... I live in Michigan..... and even on the coldest day, I just cruise out, fire it up, let the oil pressure come up (3 seconds....) and drive away. Sure, you are cold for a bit, but hey, its all part of the experience. Right?

 

LOL u need block heaters up here, -45 in the winter your truck sure starts nicer when its warmer.

 

When I lived in the Colorado Rockies I'd never have been without a block heater. My preference is for the tank type, which any weekend mechanic can easily enough install. All that's required is to mount the heater low on the firewall, frame, or fenderwell, thread a nipple into a block drain, and splice into a heater hose. And of course to connect the hoses and route the AC power cord away from moving parts.

It can be a bit of a struggle to get a block drain plug out because they're usually rusted into place, but no one here is going to let a rust-frozen threaded fastener beat him up.

 

Thanks or the info. Will be well used.

My hometown is NJ, but i am in the Army, so i move a lot. Currently in Arkansas, it was a california truck where it never got below 50 degrees. I just want the heater for longevity. I want to be one of those old men that drive around in 1974 trucks that still have a shiny factory paint job.

I am also getting the ziebart undercoating, ebcause i want to keep her rust free.

 

when its below +45 in georgia we think its cold. maybe i need a block heater too...

the block drain plugs hide behind the engine mounts and can be stubborn. use vise grips and get a real tight grip. the stupid little hex head pipe plugs are sort of soft and round off easy.

 

45 is jeans and t shirt weather. lol.