Its really cold...can we get a battery heater off our oem plug in for the pan heater

nice down there

 

I'd say you are likely correct... At extreme temps like that you don't like the sound of the engine when she starts.... Kinda like "clack-clack" for a while.... (not good)..
Most people won't even try to start a vehicle at -51, but I had to save a friend and his family, who's furnace died and I had to drive him 120 miles round trip to get furnace motor... That's when my 1965 Impala died...!!
Those temps are not good for motors, for sure..!

 

At that point you might as well turn the glow plugs on and get the diesel engines going.

 

That i

That is what im gonna look into doing. And i guess ill bite the bullet on that stikky clutch action till it warms up

 

No mandatory block heaters here in Muskoka, central Ontario....!! The dealers in "BF" Alberta (or elsewhere) will order what they feel is needed... here in Muskoka, not needed...!

 

Must be alberta then and everyone here thinks its all canada. Meh im just glad i have the thing cause the truck would be a popsicle taco till the spring

 

You got that right my man... A frosty Taco is not what you want for breakfast... Warm oil moves quicker to get to where it does the most good..!!

 

K well my next plan is the amp rating of the wires cord end and fuse then go from there. Hope its an easy one.

 

Oh man that is way better....shhhhhhiiiiitttt wish that was my case. Why did they change it.

Update on the battery wrap tap in process, i found the cord adaptor you plug in has only a max rating of 10A 1200w. Which is actually quite a bit so the wire size should be no less than 14awg so good there and the battery wrap i found so far is 400w. That would draw 3.3A so there is 6.7A for the block heater....now does anyone know what that sucker draws? I couldnt find its ratings but i cant see that sucker drawing the remaining 800w do you guys

 

Whatever you do, do not leave it ON all night. it will melt the battery. Using a timer is strongly recommended.

 

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Thanks for the heads up ya ive heard of that id get a timer and for four hours before the morning ill have it go off. Or better yet have it set up intermediatly for every 4 hrs if its sitting

 

This thing is designed for onboard mounting

Battery Tender 022-0157-1 Waterproof 12 Volt Power Tender Plus Battery Charger

https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender-022-0157-1-Waterproof-Charger/dp/B002DU3S9A

 

Where is the factory plug location? I live in MN and would love to plug her in on cold nights

 

Eigher the driver side fog light housing or right on the front bumper. Little flap you lift up then you got that funky toyota plug in

 

That is assuming you actually have one installed.

 

That is also very true

 

Up here we just installed block heaters, oil pan heating pads and battery heaters/tenders, all run to a 3-1 extension that runs out the bumper. Gets everything warm enough to have a reliable start that doesn't sound like your engine is eating itself. It still needs to warm up at idle for a few minutes to get the rest of the fluids warm enough to work properly and it doesn't solve flat spots on tires, but it keeps the engine in better shape. Supposedly also reduces the level of emissions as well.

 

Perfect thanks crazysccrmd