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Old 10-24-2013, 07:59 AM
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Can anybody tell me which wires need to go where to put a new plug on my block heater? And if somebody can give me a quick rundown on how to put my grid heater on a switch I would greatly appreciate it
 
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Old 10-24-2013, 02:44 PM
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The grid heater contactor's are wired in parallel. One side goes to 12 volts, the other side is grounded through the PCM IIRC.
 
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Old 10-24-2013, 03:41 PM
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Standard block heaters that go in place of a freeze plug have three round terminals. The middle is for neutral, and the outside two get positive and negative in any order.

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Old 10-25-2013, 02:56 AM
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I disconnected my grid heater entirely. However, I would run it on a manual momentary pushbutton with a relay - that way you aren't running 30+ amps to a switch on your dash.

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Standard block heaters that go in place of a freeze plug have three round terminals. The middle is for neutral, and the outside two get positive and negative in any order.
Since the block heater is 120volt AC, there is a ground, hot, and neutral. The hot and neutral doesn't matter which is which since it is a simple heating element.
 
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Old 10-25-2013, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by u2slow
I disconnected my grid heater entirely. However, I would run it on a manual momentary pushbutton with a relay - that way you aren't running 30+ amps to a switch on your dash.



Since the block heater is 120volt AC, there is a ground, hot, and neutral. The hot and neutral doesn't matter which is which since it is a simple heating element.
Exactly correct. Sorry, I gave the wrong terminology. Positive for hot and negative for neutral.
 




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