Thread: Block Heater

Post # 21 Quote: Originally Posted by Gold5th Last year my D didn't want to start one day.. but it was like -50 I think I even had it plugged in... it was getting blasted by wind all night too so it was good and cold.. it finally did start though... I can't remember if that was ont he stock battery or the redtop.. I'm pretty sure it was on the stock battery What are you going to do different this year so it doesn't happen...

Post # 20 Last year my D didn't want to start one day.. but it was like -50 I think I even had it plugged in... it was getting blasted by wind all night too so it was good and cold.. it finally did start though... I can't remember if that was ont he stock battery or the redtop.. I'm pretty sure it was on the stock battery

Post # 4 k so remote start it is.... and 5th post!!!

Post # 12 Quote: Originally Posted by Gold5th ^-- the wife's car has a remoe start.. she loves it, but I don't have a garage. When I get one I'm doing the firetruck thing and having those pipes that you put on the exhaust so you can warm the vehicles before leaving the garage without gassing yourself. Here it gets so cold that if you started the car and pull out of the garage witht he engine still cold you'd fog instantly...

Post # 18 I haven't had any issues with the D ever, even the diesel being outside starts without issues.....

Post # 2 well say something else and you'll have five. Then post the links in the sixth. Oh yeah I can't help you out, I just start mine, wait for the idle to drop, then go.

Post # 6 Living in North Dakota and having to leave the D outside for 14-15 hours a night while at work I use both. The winds can freeze a block quickly. The heater really helps with the starting and the remote, well that means I have a warm vehicle. For 20 years living in upstate NY, we never had either. Didn't even know what a block heater was till I moved out here.

Post # 14 My D came from the dealer with a block heater, battery blanket and oil pan heater so that the oil is warmed up before you start it up. Of course, I bought my D in Yellowknife! I also have a "little buddy" heater that bolts inside the cab and heats up the interior while the D is plugged in. The wire goes through the firewall and simply plugs in with the block heater and come on whenever the block heater comes on. It...