Winter!!!
 

Hey everyone i just moved into a new apartment and they dont have any place that i can hook up to plug my truck in this winter, it gettin down to it and i was just wondering if you guys had any ideas or ways to plug it in without just using an extention to the house. is there another power sorce i have a 91 dodge cummins

Winter!!!
 

Honda 2000 watt generator works great

I liked the guy in Farm Show magazine that put quick disconnects on his engine block and put a little 12 volt on top of a five gallon bucket. Filled the five gallon bucket full of antifreeze. He'd keep the five gallon bucket in his house next to his furnace, when he was ready to start the truck he'd carry the bucket out, do a quick coolant flush and then start it up with 80 degree coolant inside instead of -10 degree coolant.

Seems like it'd work. :humm:

^^^ funny you brought that up begle ,when i bought my 99 24v it had both heater hoses spliced and extra lines with quick couplers to heat the logging equipment engine to get them to start in the winter,if that didn't crack a hot 53 block I don't know what would:w2:

How cold does it get? Unless your doing short trips around town it should be ok with just the grids. Mine would start right up in 0f morning with a grid heater delete. It was really smokey but still started fairly quick.

Can always cycle the grids a few times before starting it.

I have never had a problem starting mine even when it got -10f out so you should be ok.:tu:

When I'm at college the truck sits for weeks in constant sub zero weather. (northern michigan) Fires right up every time. :c:

12X9 solar panel with an 3 amp inverter cost you 190 bucks online and works bad ass just leave it on the dash

Find the nearest outdoor outlet on the building and acquire that spot and plug in for free...

jake! i thought u died or somethin welcome back bud LMAO

Nope still kicking, just summer is busy as heck with pulling and working on trucks. Stuffs slowin down so I'll be back to my normal patterns soon lol

nice man nice!

I think your forgetting winter is normally cloudy. Solar panels don't work to well when they don't get any sun light.

or when the windshield gets covered in snow and ice....

You would need a solar panel the size of the parking lot to generate enough juice for the block heater. IIRC, it pulls like 750w.

Cant forget Brice lives in California..... doesnt know what a harsh winter is like... :moon: lol

where would i look into one of these solar panels, i like the idea but i have to agree with the other guys wouldnt the ice and such make it hard to get light to it to charge it up?? im just curious good idea though i like it anymore out there??

ya duh I dont get snow here much thats what I was thinkin lol