i think you might be confused in what were talking about. the heater grid is below the intake elbow its inbetween the intake manifold and the elbow it has one wire comming off the front and 2 off the back (towards the firewall) this is all on the driver side. what your talking about is the block heater (passenger side) that is shut off when you unplug it from the wall. here is a few pictures.


http://a1.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/i...a4cc49d4/l.jpg

this is your heater grid.

http://genhho.com/images/GrdHtr3rd.JPG

Thanks dieseldanboy thats just what i need to do tho...and helton87 ill prob just check all the connections to and from those two pieces and see what i can find out(anything corroded wise) ill let you guys know! thanks for the input and info...glad to see everyone isnt out of their minds and wanting to put plastic bags over their intakes like ive read in a few other posts :jump:

HAHAHA I POSTED THAT IN ANOTHER THREAD ON HERE!!!! someone asking how to make their 3rd gen smoke :argh: :moon:

but no problem. let us know what those connections look like and if you have any questions just ask. also if you do those two tests i gave you post what you get so we can get a better idea! but i will say, if you dont find an issue with your IAH circuit, i think your looking at maybe a wiring issue to your instrument panel, a instrument panel itself, or maybe even (worst case senario) an ecm.. it is possible for certain aspects of an ecm to go bad, certain inputs and outputs. but lets hope for the best! :c: