Block Heater?

[Camarogenius]

This may sound silly, but how can I be sure that a block heater is working? How warm should it keep the engine?
My truck and my wife's Suburban both have block heaters, and before long the weather is going to get cold enough that it would be a good thing to have.
Should I just plug it in over night and pop the hood in the morning and feel the block?

 

[Greenbeast6.9]

if you plug it in and lay under your truck you can hear it humming. or if you unplug it fast and get an arc it is drawing amperage.

 

[Exekiel69]

Yes, if you plug it then you can hear it. No need to have it pluged on all night, just 2-3 hours and you'll be good.

 

[Camarogenius]

Yes, if you plug it then you can hear it. No need to have it pluged on all night, just 2-3 hours and you'll be good.

Oh!! Outstanding!! That's Wonderful!! That's exactly what I'm going to do!! I'm going to wake up every Morning at 3:00 am Just so I can run out in the freezing cold and Plug my wife's truck in!!
I'm just playin'. thanks for you reply.
So, how warm will it get the truck if I leave it plugged in over nite? Will I still have to go out and start it for her, or can she run out there start it and have warm air? (She's Kindof a Candy A$$ when it's cold outside.)

 

[Greenbeast6.9]

get a timer to put it on about 3 hrs before you wake up. your electric bill will thank you.

 

[160k87F250]

I have a heavy duty timer and a heavy duty extension cord for my heater. My timer is set for 4:00 and she is ready to go by 7:00. Now, if I can only drag my lazy butt out of bed to get to work on time
John

 

[L.Wilkinson]

Oh!! Outstanding!! That's Wonderful!! That's exactly what I'm going to do!! I'm going to wake up every Morning at 3:00 am Just so I can run out in the freezing cold and Plug my wife's truck in!!
I'm just playin'. thanks for you reply.
So, how warm will it get the truck if I leave it plugged in over nite? Will I still have to go out and start it for her, or can she run out there start it and have warm air? (She's Kindof a Candy A$$ when it's cold outside.)

Do the timer thing for efficiency. Even leaving it plugged in all night probably won't satisfy her "warmth expectations". However, you could put a small portable heater in the vehicle and have it plugged into the timer as well for "general effulgence" (that's a good thing)

 

[Exekiel69]

Oh!! Outstanding!! That's Wonderful!! That's exactly what I'm going to do!! I'm going to wake up every Morning at 3:00 am Just so I can run out in the freezing cold and Plug my wife's truck in!!
I'm just playin'. thanks for you reply.
So, how warm will it get the truck if I leave it plugged in over nite? Will I still have to go out and start it for her, or can she run out there start it and have warm air? (She's Kindof a Candy A$$ when it's cold outside.)

Yes you can do that, or you can just go to home cheapo and get a timer jeje.

Thats wath I'm geting for this winter anyway.

 

[Full Monte]

Oh!! Outstanding!! That's Wonderful!! That's exactly what I'm going to do!! I'm going to wake up every Morning at 3:00 am Just so I can run out in the freezing cold and Plug my wife's truck in!!
I'm just playin'. thanks for you reply.
So, how warm will it get the truck if I leave it plugged in over nite? Will I still have to go out and start it for her, or can she run out there start it and have warm air? (She's Kindof a Candy A$$ when it's cold outside.)

I think you're mixed up. The block heater only warms the engine block, not the entire truck. Keeping your wife warm is YOUR job. :Sly

 

[L.Wilkinson]

I think you're mixed up. The block heater only warms the engine block, not the entire truck. Keeping your wife warm is YOUR job. :Sly

So, to simplify further, some things might benifit from being "plugged in" ( :Sly ) with a timer involved, other stuff shouldn't have a timer involved at all ( :Sly :Sly )

 

[Camarogenius]

You guys are ATE UP!!!!!
Looks like I fit right in! :Sly

 

[rancherman84]

yeah we have a good time down here in the basement(learn something once in a while to )

 

[93turbo_animal]

I've been using a block heater to warm my WVO tank and I have a temp gauge in it after all night its 125deg in the morning but it only needs 3-4 hours to do its job