instant cab heat
#31
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When does the fuel stop flowing?
What happens is wax crystals form in the fuel, it still flows, it just plugs up filters.
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I've heard winter fuel "gells" around -20. I recommend a rad cover and high idle. Was 25 out the other morning my 3cyl high idle had luke warm heat in 5min. According to my edge the water temp was 110 degrees. There was some guy I saw that had a small electric heater mounted in his cab and it would come on when his block heater was plugged in.
#33
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Oregon requires bio diesel, so I took a quart of summer blend B20 and poured it into a large pickel jar and threw it into the freezer. Next day it was solid, was able to flip the jar upside down and the fuel just stuck to the jar like a soft wax candle
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I live in vail and see -15 in winter multiple days. Never an issue. I have been in silverton the past few days with lows in the mid -20's. Starting has been significantly more hesitant with just the -5 -10 degree change
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Too bad their 70/30 mix (supplier won't let them mix any stronger) gelled on me at 0.
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I guy could use a 2000 wat Honda gen on the back of his truck to run a 1500 wat heater in the Cab lol. I plug my truck in and have the timer come on 4 hrs before I want to use the truck. I start the truck and put it in drive with the park break on and let it run for 5 minutes.Doing that lets the trans warm up and the truck will shift to OD lock much sooner. works for me lol.
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so we wouldn't have to run the duramax (no block heater, why the dealer got them in without is a good question)
We have Duramax at work that when I ordered it the dealer said it didn't come with a block heater so I ordered one optional.
First time I went to change the oil I see a block heater with cord on each side of the block, the one that came stock and the one the dealer added $150 onto the sticker price for.
Just looking in from the top I wouldn't have seen either one of them, had to look up from underneath.
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I had a thought that I would like to know if how it would work on our trucks. A friend took me for a drive in his old VW diesel car. Did that thing ever throw heat , I had a look and see where there are two glow plugs in the heater line to the heater core. This is what is used to heat the cars . So why not add a piece of pipe in the line going to our heater cores and thread in two of the same glow plugs that VW uses. Throw a switch to get Cab heat faster. his VW only had one battery so I bet this would help make some extra heat for us. some feed back would be nice ,pro con ?
#39
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Did you look good?
We have Duramax at work that when I ordered it the dealer said it didn't come with a block heater so I ordered one optional.
First time I went to change the oil I see a block heater with cord on each side of the block, the one that came stock and the one the dealer added $150 onto the sticker price for.
Just looking in from the top I wouldn't have seen either one of them, had to look up from underneath.
We have Duramax at work that when I ordered it the dealer said it didn't come with a block heater so I ordered one optional.
First time I went to change the oil I see a block heater with cord on each side of the block, the one that came stock and the one the dealer added $150 onto the sticker price for.
Just looking in from the top I wouldn't have seen either one of them, had to look up from underneath.
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Well I can't say I have put my hand on the oil pan to see if it's warm,but I know when I have fired up the equipment in minus-30 oil psi hits instantly after a 5 or 10min when hyd oil is circulated machine is ready to work.I have one on my truck and when i fire her up she's blowing warm air and ready to roll I'll check in the morning and see if it has any warmth on the pan supposed to be -26 overnight .
#45
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Which one do you think will warm the other quicker after start up ??
In a perfect world given the choice both warm would be the best.