[AT] Polar Ice Caps/ block heaters

[Roy Morgan]

On Jan 13, 2009, at 11:57 PM, Ralph Goff wrote:

> Roy, most of the block heaters I know of are in the range of 700  
> watt. ...
> I don't figure to leave them plugged in for long. The little Massey  
> Perkins
> will fire up after an hour of being plugged in even at today's -10  
> temps.

Ralph,

Thanks for the info. I just spent some time searching the Ford Truck  
Forum.  It appears that:

- all 6.0 diesel engines have the block (coolant) heater installed,  
but may not have the cord installed.
- The heater is a thousand watts
- that can cost  7 to 10 cents an hour to run
- a couple of hours plugged before needing to start is enough (I 'd  
guess longer in very cold conditions, and less if the truck is not out  
in the wind.)

It looks like temps will be one degree here tonight. I'll plug the  
truck in for a while before I run it tomorrow, If I do run it. The  
truck is int he barn so it may not be as cold in there.

Roy


Roy Morgan
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