yeah cause isn't it a requirement for yalls vehicles? i mean i think it would be!

 

its not even a requirment in canada out on the west coast island you hafta have them installed any where else.... welll if you wann start you car/truck on those balmy -40 days best be getting one.. marcsnyder05 you ever been that far north fro the winter lol

 

oh okay...whats it like up there in winter? do yall have alot of humidity or is it like alaska where i lived and just very dry?

 

I was stationed in Misawa Japan for 2 years which is about as far north as Seattle, Washington.I can't wait to go to Alaska. I love the cold and snow.

 

Eimer, with your big a$$ battery, you should have no problems.

Ive learned that your money is best spent on a battery with the highest number of cranking amps and also a warming blanket if you feel it to be necessary.

Block heaters are nice just because it will help with cold start up wear on engine components along with you being able to have heat instantly. You still need the battery power to turn that engine over though. And in the middle of a parking lot, you normally dont have the ability to plug in a block heater ..... unless youre in Alaska and they have the power stalls. Nothing like that here in WI though. I would still put one in my truck though just for when its parked in the driveway.

If you have the money; an inline coolant heater will do wonders. You need a big one for a V8, but as long as it has enough wattage it will heat the coolant up to 200 degrees. Once there, the thermostat will open, and then the coolant heater has a pump that circulates the coolant through the engine.

 

So, did you remove a freeze plug to install the block heater?

 

Yep. drain the anti freeze, popped out the freeze plug and put the heater plug in just make sure you tighten the screw on the heater BEFORE you put more anti freeze in it will drian out if you don't. Kinda forgot to and wasted a gallon of anti freeze

 

Stupid "not smart phone" double post