Block heater question

[Papabear]

ya just replace the cord there a bout $15

 

[LCAM-01XA]

That cord a dealer-only thing, like the tach sender?

 

[Diesel JD]

The side that goes to the block is special the plug at the end is the same as any other grounded extension cord.

 

[Diesel JD]

Oh and the 83,and most 84s had a casting defect that made using the block heater a bad idea, some very early 85s may have the bad casting as well. If you do a search you can find out if your block is good to go by serial number. They corrected the casting defect at a certain serial # point, that info should be on here somewhere.

 

[k_williams1982]

i think that was on the 83-84 blocks that were thinner were the heater was it would crack. Yours should be alright to use.

Is the '85 a thicker block? Mine was manufactured 01/85. I've been using the block heater on the colder nights here just to aide the starting in the mornings, and haven't had any issues yet, but I'd only had the truck a short time.

 

[RLDSL]

I got a new cord from LMC for about $12 . Just put it on today.