Re: So who has a block heater in their DSM??
[Re: Johnny Larmond]
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August 15, 2014 04:05 pm UTC
August 15, 2014 04:05 pm UTC
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Bryan Lawrence
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A few guys use the lower water pipe ones and seem to be good with it. From what I have read the expansion plug ones are the best.
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Re: So who has a block heater in their DSM??
[Re: Johnny Larmond]
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August 16, 2014 12:00 am UTC
August 16, 2014 12:00 am UTC
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Andrew Trapp
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I installed a block heater into my 2g. Worked well and was easy to install. All I had to do was remove the intake manifold bracket and use a long screwdriver against one edge of the frost plug and hammered it, it spun in place, vise grips and out it came. Slide in the block heater and tightened it down. Easy easy.
On the 1g I use just an oil pan heater and had no issues last winter. Previously on the same 1g, Garret had used a lower rad hose heater and he said it worked well too - when I took it over the cord connection to the heater was no longer stable and it ended up not working, so I replaced it with an oil pan heater.
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Re: So who has a block heater in their DSM??
[Re: Johnny Larmond]
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August 18, 2014 12:27 pm UTC
August 18, 2014 12:27 pm UTC
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Jay Stacey
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Last winter, we were running a 2g maf, and 450cc inhectors with a stock 1g auto ecu. Which was designed for 380cc. If the temps got down past -10, the car wouldnt start unless we poured hot water on the coolant temp sensor. Cause the Ecu couldnt ajdust the cold start for the wrong injectors.
But it would start no prob when the lower rad pipe heater was plugged in.
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