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Winter is coming, I'm thinking about installing a block heater this weekend.



Anyone know what size the freeze plugs on the side of the block are?

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wait a sec. i thought you had a block heater, what is the plug that is hanging here?

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Cab heater ( interior). Now, I want to have the engine warm too :P

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Installed the Zerostart Engine Heater - freeze plug/immersion.

If anyone is interested: It is installed in the left rear, clocked to 6 o'clock ,the instructions were pretty good , other than I used a 14" pry bar both for punching the soft plug in and ,braced against the exhaust manifold, to pry it out. There is no way to get pliers or Vice-grips in there.

It was about a 15-30 min job cost $15 (heater) + antifreeze $4 per gal.

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