Need some sort of block heater for the 6.2

[miniwally]

It actually has 50K on the engine. Low mileage mil truck I have discovered I killed yet another Yellow Top Optima battery. Right now I am charging it to see if I can bring it back to life. It starts fine when jumped by my real Diesel truck (cough cough Dodge Cummins cough)

The yellow tops recover quite well most of the time. I have killed the bat in the buggy too many times to count and it has always come back. Good luck.

 

[Hossbaby50]

The freeze plug type heaters are the most efficient type of block heater available. They do pull alot of power though at about 750W I believe so make sure you use a good extension cord & a timer to keep the electric bill down. Put the truck on a timer so it activates the heater about 1-2 hrs before you leave for work instead of all night unless the weather is brutally cold & you are affraid of the coolant freezing.

The other 2 types of heaters (glue on the oil pan, heater hose) don't work as efficiently. They would probably help but the freeze plug is pretty simple & cheap to do. Drive an awl threw an accessable freeze plug & pry it out. Then tap in the new freezeplug heater.

Harley

 

[stallion85]

The yellow tops recover quite well most of the time. I have killed the bat in the buggy too many times to count and it has always come back. Good luck.

Charged it on 2AMPs for about 18 hours and it's back to life again!!!

 

[DukeBoy88]

Has anyone used a Zerostart circulation heater? I'm looking at the 1500 watt model in JCwhitney. originally I thought it had a small pump to circulate warm coolant through the engine but now I believe it only uses convection.

 

[Pookster]

freeze plug is the most efficient of the bunch, and draws the least amount of power. Usually, in the 150watt to 300 watt range.

Lower hose heaters work, but they usually draw more like 1000-1500 watts, and still dont work as well as the freeze plug.

Freeze plugs one take all of the heat and give it to the block. The pan ones dont work all that badly, just not all that efficiently.

 

[bear76]

Last week I was dinking with my 09'. I changed the fuel filter and had to prime it. It was 30* out at the time and I only had 3 GP's hooked up (don't ask). I cranked it about 6-7 times for the prime held the GP's on for about 20 seconds and she fired right up. It's been in the 20* range for a week or two. I was alittle supprised but happy. BTW, I have no idea how old the fuel is either.

My advice just check your GP's first before any block heaters.

 

[6.2Blazer]

As already mentioned, you need to find out what the real problem is and fix it. Any type of a heater would just be a bandaid at this point. 30 F is not cold at all. I've owned my all factory 6.2 truck since '94 and have never had any problems starting it assuming the batteries and glow plugs were in good shape, even in sub-zero temperatures after it had sat for several days.

 

[greythorn3]

heater

hey anyone know what them military blazers heaters are called they run off the diesel from the tank i belive and are under the hood.. they warm the passanger compartment or the engine. ive been looking for one.

Ray

 

[AJMBLAZER]

Arctic kits. They appear from time to time over on www.SteelSoldiers.com and occasionally guys on there find them or know where they are. Pretty involved installation though.



Mine is hard starting below say 40 degrees. However I'm sure it's the plugs. Was going to change them out for some Wellmans this year but loosing my job and then emptying the accounts before I got a new job mean I've still got the old plugs in. However this year it's sitting in my unheated garage and waiting the winter and road salt out.
The military put a freeze plug heater in mine. Plug it in for about 15 minutes and then it'll start on the first or second crank and run MUCH smoother than if I have to cycle the GP's two or three times. Last winter I had to drive it due to my DD going down and every morning I ran out before breakfast and plugged it in. 15-20 minutes later when it was time to leave it would almost always start on the first try.