engine block heaters - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite

colyork · 12-05-2005, 02:15

dose anyone make a engine block heater for the duece? and if so where can I get one?

Jones · 12-05-2005, 02:50

I don't remember what size exactly but there are block heaters that replace a freeze plug; like in the side of a Cummins 5.9. That would be your quickest solution. Got mine from NAPA.

Recovry4x4 · 12-05-2005, 07:05

Not a block heater and not sure if original but I found a small device on a parts truck around here that says its 2000W 220V and it's plummed into the heater lines. I'm assuming it heats and recirculates the coolant to keep everything toasty. FYI

cranetruck · 12-05-2005, 09:47

Any chance of getting more info on it, Kenny?

CGarbee · 12-05-2005, 10:04

One other unit to consider for engine prewarming is an oil pan immersion heater... My Cummins 4BT has a boss on the oil pan that can be removed in order to fit a heater unit. Very similar to a coolant block heater, but for heating the oil in the pan... I can pull the part number out of one of my manuals if anyone wants it...
The only starting aid (heater) that I actually have mounted on the engine right now is a fuel heater that is just before the fuel/water seperator...

cranetruck · 12-05-2005, 10:22

Cabell, how hot does the fuel heater get? Does it heat the fuel line and is it a standard Cummins part?
Interested in anything that warms the engine these days.

CGarbee · 12-05-2005, 10:38

I'll have to pull the specs on it... It is a tube that has a fitting at each end for the fuel line, a clip that attaches it to one of the bolts on the engine block, and a pigtail for the power cord. Was originally hooked up to the temp g

ge and only came on when it was cold when the engine was in the breadtruck, I just have it hooked up to a switch on the dash. Heats the fuel just before it goes into the filter to prevent it from icing up... It was fitted to the engine by the Cummins dealer in Long Island, NY...

Recovry4x4 · 12-05-2005, 14:14

Bjorn, it's on a parts truck at M-Trucking where we went. I'll pull it off and bring it home. If its something you're interested in, no problem.

yeager1 · 12-05-2005, 15:12

For engine block heaters, the type that go in the freeze plug holes work well and are cheap. These are not generally made for specific motors, but are generic to the freeze plug diameter- just measure yours and go to NAPA or Car Quest.
I've seen and used the style that mounts inline with your radiator hose (or heater hose)at work and the also work very well. The nice thing about these is they also heat the water in the radiator- the downside to that is radiators are made to shed heat so you will use up a lot more power for the same results as a block heater. JC Whittney sells these and I'm sure NAPA can get them too.
Oil heaters are nice if youâ€™re in a really cold place. IMO the best ones are not the ones with the rod going into the oil pan (but they do work), but rather the ones that go on the bottom of the pan (I personally like the magnetic ones) because they heat the whole oil pan/oil supply. IMO in most areas they are not that necessary because if you already have a block heater, you will be pumping the cold oil (the pump itself creates heat) into an already warm block and it will warm up fairly quick anyway, but thatâ€™s just my 2 cents.

73m819 · 12-05-2005, 18:16

i just picked up a block heater for my 250 thats in my 819, a total of $29 off ebay