block heater
i have a 2013 chevy 1 ton dually, doesel of course. after plugging in my block heater over night, it seemed hard to start. up untill now everything seemen fine. i do have 120 volts at my plug in.
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ktmrfs wrote:ScottG wrote:machunt wrote:
can we just stay on topic, all i want to do is check my cord or my heater its self to see which is bad. and i dont have a fancy plug with a element on it. just a simple 3 prong male plug
ON the first page, 2003Silverado gave you the answer.
Plug it in and look for a spark as you do so.
Are you not getting a spark? If you are, it's working.
But if no spark , doesn't mean it isn't working!!!!!
for the 2003 that works. For later models, not a good indications. Somewhere between 204.5 and 2015 GM added a thermostat in the block heater circuit so it won't turn on above a certain temp, somewhere around freezing. So the plug in and check for a spark above that temps is going to head you in the wrong direction!!!!
From what i can tell my 2013 may not have a t stat built in. mine has just the normal 3 prong plug, from pictures i see the stat is built into the plug correct?
