installing block heater in 85bj60 ?

[ivanhoe]

merry x-mas!


i've purchased a 1500w inline self propelled block heater with 5/8" inlet & outlet. it has to be installed at the lowest part of the engine block and the return line back to the top of the engine block. i'm not to sure exactly where to install it and was wondering if anyone is using one of these. i need to know where it worked best for you.
tia,
ivanhoe

[crushers]

i have tried those in the past and wasn't ipressed so now i use the lower rad hose heaters...
get an adapter for hte block drain right above the starter and then go from there to the inlet for hte heater core...
HTHS
cheers

[Stone]

Originally Posted by crushers

i have tried those in the past and wasn't ipressed so now i use the lower rad hose heaters...
HTHS
cheers

Hi Wayne:

I just bought a lower rad hose heater from Crappy Tire...was on sale for $32 CAD. I bought the 1.5" diameter one from measuring a hose that was lying around in the shop...is this the right size for the 13B-T? Thanks!

Stone

[ivanhoe]

Originally Posted by crushers

i have tried those in the past and wasn't ipressed so now i use the lower rad hose heaters...
get an adapter for hte block drain right above the starter and then go from there to the inlet for hte heater core...
HTHS
cheers

hi wayne,
i still have my lower rad hose heater and it stop working. it looks like it's the sensor on the cord that prevents it from coming on(i know, cheap fix). i taught i try the tank type heater to eliminate using the two heaters that i'm using at the moment and keep them as spares. it's a little more complicated than i anticipated. do you know the block drain size off hand? there's one in the kit, 1/4" NPT.
thx,
ivanhoe

[Greg_B]

Originally Posted by ivanhoe

merry x-mas!


i've purchased a 1500w inline self propelled block heater with 5/8" inlet & outlet. it has to be installed at the lowest part of the engine block and the return line back to the top of the engine block. i'm not to sure exactly where to install it and was wondering if anyone is using one of these. i need to know where it worked best for you.
tia,
ivanhoe

I had a 1500W one in my BJ42. It worked well from what I recall, even the few times I had it in Calgary. Trick is to ensure it is low enough to get a good convection current going. I had it mounted to the frame, so the feed had to head downhill a little. Will look later to see where it was ties in.

All that said, the lower rad hose will be my next one...easier install, no tank to mount, and no hoses running around.

hth's

gb

[Greg_B]

Originally Posted by Stone

Hi Wayne:

I just bought a lower rad hose heater from Crappy Tire...was on sale for $32 CAD. I bought the 1.5" diameter one from measuring a hose that was lying around in the shop...is this the right size for the 13B-T? Thanks!

Stone

You gonna be around the shop at all? We have scads of used 3/13BT lower hoses in the hose box. You can scoop one and cut it up, where you are going to mount the heater. Measure and buy to suit!

gb

[ivanhoe]

Originally Posted by Greg_B

I had a 1500W one in my BJ42. It worked well from what I recall, even the few times I had it in Calgary. Trick is to ensure it is low enough to get a good convection current going. I had it mounted to the frame, so the feed had to head downhill a little. Will look later to see where it was ties in.

All that said, the lower rad hose will be my next one...easier install, no tank to mount, and no hoses running around.

hth's

gb

by jolly, we are back in business! i'm gonna return the 1500w heater 'cause i got the lower rad hose one working again. a bad connection was preventing having 120vac juicing it! now for the next option, right now i have a 1 3/8" 300 watt. if i go to a 1½" i'll have 600 watts! i'm sure the 1½" should fit
thx everyone and have a safe holiday,
ivanhoe

[Stone]

I just finished installing the lower rad hose engine heater in my BJ74 tonight. It turned out to be an easy install that ended very clean looking. The heater unit fit perfectly just under the spring clip that holds the lower rad hose against the fan shroud. This area also has the required 3" straight section and is angled upwards towards the engine block.

I'm heading to Kelowna next week for a few days. It's fairly warm there right now, but if it cools off siginificantly while I'm there and I get to use the engine heater, I'll let you guys know how it works.

The brand of my heater is Zerostart, a Canadian made product retailed at places like Canadian Tire. Mine is the 1.5" 600W model, and it regularly retails at Canadian Tire for around $39.99. I bought mine on sale last week for $32.

[Stone]

Didn't get a chance to try out the new lower rad hose heater...temps were downright balmy in Kelowna while we were there. No leaks though.