95 psd block heater?
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95 psd block heater?
My truck doesn't have a block heater in it right now and never has. I found a couple on ebay for about $75 (that's the element and the cord)! pretty damn good price compared to the dealerjip. they want 250 for theirs! anyways, my truck is very hard to start in the mornings. I live in NW Indiana and its been rather cold as of late. I don't want to damage anything in the motor doing a cold start, plus its sounds like hell once it actually cranks over...my question is: do you have to pull the motor to put in a block heater? heard from someone that the freeze plug is right next to the motor mount? also, any fuel or crankcase additive I could use to aid in easier starting? any help is much appreciated! thanks!
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Alright, sounds simple enough. I was just worried with possibly having to pull the motor just for a block heater! also, I'm running 20w50 oil, could I run something lighter to make for easier starting? Possibly a rotella synthetic? What's the lightest y'all recommend? Thanks for the input by the way!
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just a heads up...best to drain the antifreeze before attemting this fix...after the drain....gently ease the frost plug out and have a bucket to catch the coolant in the block...just get it leaking a little bit...let it drain...conversely you kin just pop the frost plug out and get a green shower and have to cleanup/buy coolant...hth
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