Be careful with engine block heaters
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shum02 wrote:JRscooby wrote:Lwiddis wrote:
I’m unfamiliar with block heaters. How much power do they draw, JR?
I don't know for sure. I had mine hooked to a timer, only on for couple hours in morning. Often the cord, (25 ft, 12 gauge) would melt ice/snow around it.
Mine draws about 800 watts. Been using it 15 years without issue but why would you even bother to turn it on if it's not even below freezing?
The 1 I used most was in a 1693 Cat. Winter time, I only worked it part time. If forecast was below 20* I would plug it in before went home so the timer would kick it on, have it warmed up to start about 5:30. Still would sound like the pistons where swapping holes for about 30 seconds. Then let off clutch, spin main box for few minutes. When things smoothed out some more, slip main in high, aux in neutral, let that oil warm up so she would shift when I pulled out.
