Block Heater

[bertsy]

Hi guys,
I'm form Quebec (Canada) , and had trouble to start my '88 YJ I6 Carbd, Clutch was half-frozen and praise god i put gaz anti-freeze in my gaz-tank! I also had to buy a new battery. Now i plan to buy a block heater but i"m not sure where it goes. Anybody installed one?
Thanks, Bert

 

[Joopin]

Screamer 4X4

I hope you bought an Optima battery... then you wouldn't need a block heater. I have a Red Top and it starts in the coldest weather. A buddy of mine has one too, he lives waaaay up in northern NY. It hasn't failed him either. But who knows, Canada might be a different story.
Oh and I don't know anything about block heaters! :?

 

[bertsy]

I think Canada is another story =)

-47c with wind factor yesterday

I know that with a good battery, it will start...my old battery was not in perfect shaope, but starting a cold engine (near frozen!) is not the best thing to do for an engine, that's why i want a block heater!

Bert

 

[skyjeeper]

i'm not shure, but i know some are magnetic. kind of forget how the other ones attach.

 

[GreenReaper93]

there's a form of block/oil heater that slides down the dipstick for the engine oil. Hook it up to an extension cord and vwala! That's the only one that I can think of at the moment. Best of luck to ya!

 

[mudbug]

Dip stick & magnetic are the easiest but I would use the type that replaces one of your freeze plugs.

 

[Snitty]

yeah.. the freeze plug heaters are the best way to go... they directly heat the water inside your block... this is the best option

 

[west747]

go with a block heater in the freeze plug. it works the best.