mankypro
Learning Slowly...
Takes about 60-90 minutes to make a flawless start. 8 seconds on the glow plugs and var00m. Thinking of getting a magnetic pad heater for my waste oil tank, or maybe one of the recirculating coolant heaters.
It's like leaving at least 10 one hundred watt bulbs on all night.
Heath
Something's not right if your truck is having a hard time starting at those temps, it should start easy. Is it turning over fast?
Any good electrical supplier will have them. Besides that, any Lowes or Home Depot should have something rated for that kind of wattage.
Just make sure that you get a timer rated for at least 1200watts. Cheap timers are a fire waiting to happen.
What I did in my house is wire up an Intermatic T101 to a recepticle by my truck. I give the truck anout 3 hours and the Focus about 30 minutes
Ken
I was all excited about using my block heater this winter so I wouldnt have to freeze to death half way to work but, my wife said "thats stupid, maybe if we lived in Alaska but not in Las Vegas!".....So much for that one.