just finished my trial and it was a brilliant success

by using my 1000w heater on a timer set for 3 hours before i leave for work, i have instant heat and save .32 gallons of fuel every day during warmup

it costs $.39 in power a day, which the fuel makes up for, and the timer paid for itself in two weeks by not having to leave it plugged in all night

1/17/2009 9:32:34 PM

badass. i wonder if it would work for a car that isn't garage kept? would any savings be realized or would i be pissing in the wind b/c of the thermal loss from being outside?

1/17/2009 11:52:51 PM

^ mine sits outside i can't even fit it under the carport

1/18/2009 8:07:01 AM

is this a block heater or just a ceramic heater in the cabin?

1/18/2009 10:23:02 AM

I'm surprised that timer can handle 1000W. I'd plug it in far from your house in case it pulls a Ford and catches fire.

1/18/2009 10:57:02 AM

what's your setup?

this interests me.

1/18/2009 11:52:40 AM

you burn 1/3 gallon idling for warm up every day? damn dude, where do you live, siberia?

1/18/2009 1:27:37 PM

diesels need that

1/18/2009 1:31:51 PM

^^ that is during cold driving, diesels do not reach full combustion when cold, you have less power and dump raw fuel

1/18/2009 3:01:36 PM

oh word, that makes sense.

1/18/2009 3:28:25 PM

For when you don't park near an outlet:

http://www.webasto.us/am/en/am_auto_heaters.html

1/18/2009 10:15:18 PM

my powerstroke needs the block heater plugged in just to start period if it's much colder than freezing. in it's defense, i think there's something wrong with the glow plug preheating system. it didn't used to be such a bitch.

1/19/2009 11:07:16 PM

my block heater donna woka no more

that shit's the tits when it did

1/20/2009 8:35:06 AM

solid rig

1/20/2009 8:57:17 AM

Quote :

"my powerstroke needs the block heater plugged in just to start period if it's much colder than freezing. in it's defense, i think there's something wrong with the glow plug preheating system. it didn't used to be such a bitch."

The only time I have needed the block heater was when I had injector problems. After new injectors the truck starts almost instantly even at single digits.

1/20/2009 9:28:07 AM

what's your setup son?

1/20/2009 9:29:21 AM

i never had a problem with 20 degree starts with the ol duramax

1/20/2009 9:35:29 AM

^^^^



that's what my civic's for

1/20/2009 9:53:07 AM

^^^^yeah, i've already replaced 4 injectors and 1 injector wiring harness over the past few years. probably should have just done them all at once, but oh well. bitches are $texas. it was a great engine up until the last 20k miles or so (140k total), but it's nickel and dimed me to death since then.

the b59 cummins in the bus i used to have and the m11 cummins in my current toterhome don't care what temp it is or how long they've been sitting. as long as the batteries have a charge, they crank on the first hit.

1/20/2009 1:36:08 PM

haha fucker. gotta diagnose my heater problems soon, then buy some new batteries
my jump box has been reliable, though

1/20/2009 1:58:06 PM

Quote :

"For when you don't park near an outlet: http://www.webasto.us/am/en/am_auto_heaters.html"

Looking on that site:

2. What is the cost of BlueHeat®?
M.S.R.P. is $1,795 USD, installed.

That's a bit much for an area that freaks out with 2" of snow on the ground.

1/21/2009 12:22:59 PM

Quote :

"my jump box has been reliable, though"

i used a cheapo walmart one as a battery for at least a month once, lol

d'oh

1/21/2009 1:12:05 PM

haha yeah, you know how it go.



going to diagnose my block heater this evening, thinking i have a broken wire somewhere

1/21/2009 1:30:39 PM

my TDI was a grumpy bitch at 10 degrees this morning.

1/21/2009 4:03:36 PM

Quote :

"For when you don't park near an outlet: http://www.webasto.us/am/en/am_auto_heaters.html"

thats a people heater, nothing to do with a block heater

1/21/2009 6:05:40 PM

BLOCK HEATER VINDICATION

1/21/2009 8:42:11 PM

^^why yes it most certainly is a people heater, but it also cycles warm coolant through the engine.

I was only thinking about these because a customer in Canada ordered their recent trucks with the TSL17's

[Edited on January 21, 2009 at 9:12 PM. Reason : and no, I never meant that it was the same as a block heater]

1/21/2009 8:50:48 PM

we heatin now

1/21/2009 11:08:38 PM