phantomFE3 Posted January 4, 2004 Report Posted January 4, 2004 if so where is the plug? i need to know this AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!! VERY IMPORTANT!!!! THANK YOU!!!! Quote
supreme_style21 Posted January 5, 2004 Report Posted January 5, 2004 if so where is the plug? i need to know this AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!! VERY IMPORTANT!!!! THANK YOU!!!! Getting ready for the 50 below temps tonite? Usually if its been installed, the cord is tucked down in the pass. side of the engine compartment.. up by the headlights, wrapped up around by the radiator, somewhere. Depends on where the previous owner put it. Quote
Justin Posted January 5, 2004 Report Posted January 5, 2004 Lots of people, on W-bodies anyway, put the block heater in the lower rad. hose. Check there, also check for any extension cord looking wires snaking around the trans bellhousing, around the headlights, rad, like s-style wrote. There's no set position. Quote
phantomFE3 Posted January 5, 2004 Author Report Posted January 5, 2004 there is none, i checked, i bought one but it says you have to drain the coolant, pretty gay, ill just jumpstart it in the morning and keep a set of jumper cables in the trunk and hope for the best, untill i can get the car in the shop and get the coolant drained and shit, i wish i lived in cali Quote
supreme_style21 Posted January 5, 2004 Report Posted January 5, 2004 You shouldn't need to jump it unless your battery is crap. Just keep it out of the wind tonight and you should be fine. Got a shed or garage you can park it in? Quote
Guest TurboSedan Posted January 5, 2004 Report Posted January 5, 2004 the factory block heater goes to one of the rear freeze plugs, that is why you need to drain the coolant. i've seen some block heaters that are just big magnets that you stick on the oil pan and plug 'em in.... joshua Quote
5speedz34 Posted January 5, 2004 Report Posted January 5, 2004 What exactly does a block heater do and what is it's advantages? Quote
kfahn Posted January 5, 2004 Report Posted January 5, 2004 is there any way that my car has a factory block heater? Quote
supreme_style21 Posted January 5, 2004 Report Posted January 5, 2004 is there any way that my car has a factory block heater? Depends if it was ordered at the factory.. the option was there, yes. Quote
Dan94Z34 Posted January 5, 2004 Report Posted January 5, 2004 block heater keeps the oil from turning to goo. Makes it easier to start plus less ware on the engine, since the oil gets around quicker. Quote
musthavemuzk Posted January 5, 2004 Report Posted January 5, 2004 block heaters are nice for those of us who live in the tundra. -13 now on its way to -23F supposed to be like this for a few days. what a welcome back yesterday. was 61 in des moines on friday when i was there. this is the first car i have had since i have been in MN without a block heater. so far so good on starting. Monty Quote
supreme_style21 Posted January 5, 2004 Report Posted January 5, 2004 the factory block heater goes to one of the rear freeze plugs I believe the RPO code was K05.. and for some reason, it shows a delete option for the CORD? K10 Quote
kfahn Posted January 5, 2004 Report Posted January 5, 2004 thanks, I wasn't sure whether that was just for some years, and not for others, or what Quote
Daggar Posted January 5, 2004 Report Posted January 5, 2004 Just a side note. Block Heaters are Standard Equipment in Canada lol Quote
Dan94Z34 Posted January 5, 2004 Report Posted January 5, 2004 that reminds me, i just went out and plugged the car in. its -27 with the windchill here right now. Quote
5speedz34 Posted January 5, 2004 Report Posted January 5, 2004 Ok, well is there any reason why it would be better to have on the coolant instead of the oil? Quote
phantomFE3 Posted January 5, 2004 Author Report Posted January 5, 2004 heating the coolant is like having a warm engine, everything is warmed up, all the springs and rings and all that stuff as well as the oil Quote
5speedz34 Posted January 5, 2004 Report Posted January 5, 2004 So the coolant set-up is alot better? Quote
topless94style Posted January 5, 2004 Report Posted January 5, 2004 Havent had a problem starting the car yet and today was F-ing cold. My old car had a block heater and it still started like ass in the morning. Quote
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