Re: Re: Block Heater?

Posted by Hal/WA on December 09, 2002 at 16:31:38 from (208.8.194.52):

In Reply to: Re: Block Heater? posted by JoeK on December 09, 2002 at 14:37:46:

I had one on my 48 Plymouth flathead 6 in high school. If you left it plugged in all night, the heater would work as soon as the engine started, even at 0 degrees. Without the heater, that engine just plain would not start at all at O.

I have no idea what the wattage was, but it kept that engine very warm. Glad my Dad didn't know I was plugging that thing in overnight all the time!

Like the others wrote, I would check it with a meter. If you get some resistance between the two plug terminals and infinite resistance between either terminal and the block, I would try it out and see if it warms the coolant. But be real careful, it could be dangerous to apply house current.

When I was a kid we had a VAC that had the easiest starting engine on the place, even with the crank, at almost any temperature. Many times I used it to pull other rigs that would not start, including that old Plymouth. Maybe your VAC is different and needed a heater. Good luck.

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