installing block heater in 85bj60 ?

[Eric Winkworth]

This is my block heaters 4th winter, it works great!

If I were to do it again I would just install a rad hose one though... My hands aren't even that big and I had a heck of a time putting it behind the edic, even with it off...

cheers
Eric

 

[cruiser_guy]

Mine is in behind the injection pump. I had a hard time just replacing the cord!! I don't even want to think about replacing the heater.

 

[ambulancechser]

it's worse on a 2h...the factory block heater is at the back of the engine,just above the starter.a real b**ch to get to.so i wimped out ,and bought a lower rad hose heater.seems to be working well.going to -33*c tonight...we'll see what it's like in the morning.easy install.one of these...

on a side note,all our heavy generators at work,all use external tank heaters...all work excedingly well,even down to the -40 's and below.if the thermo syphon effect is not there it won't work worth a dahm...so it has to be set up correctly.rad hose heaters are ,in fact,tank heaters...the rad hose becomes the "tank".

the lower hose on a 2h tapers,by the way...if you don't cut it in the right spot,the hose ends won't fit correctly,leading to a leak.

cheers...mike

 

[yotawheeler]

im not much of a fan of the plug type block heaters....i had one in my BJ42 and it failed on me one day, started leaking coolant like mad, by the time i noticed it it was too late for that engine, dropped a pre cup the next week and ended up swapping that engine out for a new(er) 3B....

on that same note....if im looking to have a truck thats gunna see -40 starts ect...what size block heater should i be looking for? hoping to pick up a BJ60 over the holidays when im back home and then will be driving it out to edmonton for the rest of the winter....im thinking i have a couple battery blankets lined up, and i had a circ block heater in my BJ42 before (not driving that ne more, LONG story). what size of block heater should i be getting? and which type? not going with another plug type...you think changing the cord was bad i had to pull that damn thing out and replace it from behind the IP....NOT a whole lotta fun if u ask me

 

[toomanymachines]

The tank-circulation heater works great if you have a thermosiphon circulation pattern such as a lower block coolant plug to head coolant plug connections with the tank heater oriented correctly. They don't do much of a job when inserted in the heater hose. I have one on a farm tractor with it being far superior to another tractor with only a lower hose heater (not my install). It is incredibly fast as well as easily checked by hand every time it is plugged in.

This is dead on correct. Most tractors have plug that you can remove at the bottom of the block, mount a spigot and set the 1500 watt heater to have the heated coolant go back into the top of the block. great convection current heats up a tractor in half an hour.

 

[ambulancechser]

im not much of a fan of the plug type block heaters....i had one in my BJ42 and it failed on me one day, started leaking coolant like mad, by the time i noticed it it was too late for that engine, dropped a pre cup the next week and ended up swapping that engine out for a new(er) 3B....

on that same note....if im looking to have a truck thats gunna see -40 starts ect...what size block heater should i be looking for? hoping to pick up a BJ60 over the holidays when im back home and then will be driving it out to edmonton for the rest of the winter....im thinking i have a couple battery blankets lined up, and i had a circ block heater in my BJ42 before (not driving that ne more, LONG story). what size of block heater should i be getting? and which type? not going with another plug type...you think changing the cord was bad i had to pull that **** thing out and replace it from behind the IP....NOT a whole lotta fun if u ask me

check this out...

www.zerostart.com

download the catalogue.they have a chart that lists average wattage requirments based on engine size vs' ambient temperature.at -40*c an engine around the size of a 3b,needs an imersion heater of about 1000 watts...a circulating heater should be larger due to it's lower efficiency.figure 1500 watts for a circulating heater.combine this with a battery warmer and synthetic oil,and you'll be good to go.

the 8 liter plus sized volvo engines we have at work,use 1000 watt circulating heaters with the gens in an enclosed housing.they work very well.you might consider more capacity if your rigs gonna be exposed to high winds etc.temro makes some very large tank heaters.

on a plus note,i got my original block heater to work in my 60...loose cord..now i have 2 block heaters.truck still overheated this morning due to my lack of warmup time and my apparent lack of skill in testing coolant concentrattion...