block heater?
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#2
you see these,
Magnet-mount Engine Block Heater - JCWhitney
I hear ya about the cold I'm in ND and you def need one..
Magnet-mount Engine Block Heater - JCWhitney
I hear ya about the cold I'm in ND and you def need one..
#3
I lived in canada for 23 years and had some friggid winters. Only needed a block heater for my dads diesel. Never used one on my cars and they always started. My neighbor who did could not start his car in the cold unless he had it plugged in. So unless you deal with -40 or worse IMO its not needed.
#5
just give your car a solid 5-10 minutes to properly warm up and lubricate everything and it'll be fine.
#6
But that' irrelevant. I'm talking about the first 3 seconds of starting my truck, when it's so cold the engine sloooooooowly rolls over. I don't like that and it's why i prefer to have my truck plugged in.
#8
this is correct. 30 sec is what they recommend but i like to leave it for a minute for peace of mind.
#9
Oil is very thick at that temperature and I like to give it some time to warm up and properly lubricate everything before driving off. My cars (and parents cars) have all lasted us over 300 thousand km.
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#12
Right but cop cars will idle in place for HOURS on end and they suffer from carbon build up. Letting your car idle for 5 minutes in freeze your nuts off cold won't do any more damage to your truck than have a couple beers after work does to your body.
#13
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Where_is_t...07_Ford_Ranger
http://www.automotive.com/2010/12/fo...ges/index.html
Sorry guys, Had to do it.
http://www.automotive.com/2010/12/fo...ges/index.html
Sorry guys, Had to do it.
#14
For several years, Rangers originally destined for dealers in Canada, AK, MN, ND, SD, WI, WY and MT have been getting block heaters as required factory option 41H. Since it is the same truck under the skin, I would think that the Mazda B-series has the same requirement. Of course, if your truck was originally purchased in another state, it may not have that option.
Last edited by V8 Level II; 02-04-2011 at 05:12 AM.
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