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Title: Block/Collant heater question
Post by: Sebulba on December 18, 2021, 08:22:06 AM
Happy Saturday morning everyone,

I am in Albuquerque an we're having below freezing nights and with everything going on I never really thought about a block heater.  It also fascinates me that there are no glow plugs on these engines.  Every diesel I've ever owned had glow plugs.

Anyway, went looking for a block heater today and this looks like one to me.  It looks like it's in a coolant line on the drivers side of the engine.

Am I on the right track?

I will test it today with the ol' multi-meter and see what I find.

Thanks

Seb

P.S. for some reason the picture is sideways.  If you tilt your head to the left it will be right. Haha
Title: Re: Block/Collant heater question
Post by: Van on December 18, 2021, 08:53:40 AM
Looks like an emersion heater, Plug it in.
:^
Title: Re: Block/Collant heater question
Post by: 6805eagleguy on December 18, 2021, 09:00:31 AM
Yup that'd be a heater. My s60 has a super similar heater in block above water pump
Title: Re: Block/Collant heater question
Post by: chessie4905 on December 18, 2021, 11:21:52 AM
Same on my 8-71, but different location. Plug it in in quiet background and you should hear a light sizzling in about 20 to 30 seconds.
Title: Re: Block/Collant heater question
Post by: Sebulba on December 18, 2021, 11:26:21 AM
I will test it this afternoon.

Thanks for confirmation

Seb
Title: Re: Block/Collant heater question
Post by: Tedsoldbus on December 18, 2021, 12:52:16 PM
Everyone's pictures come out sideways Seb. It is just how we roll here at BCM. I figured out that if you point your phone at something like you normally would, then rotate the phone clockwise 90 degrees and snap the picture. Give it a try. Don't be afraid to send pictures even if that does not work. We have learned to turn our computers sideways. And you got 3 quick answers! Light her up!
Title: Re: Block/Collant heater question
Post by: Sebulba on December 18, 2021, 01:51:30 PM
Success, I hear sizzlin' :^

Seb
Title: Re: Block/Collant heater question
Post by: luvrbus on December 18, 2021, 03:14:35 PM
There is a diesel fired heater above that on the MCI D's does it work ? will be a Espar or Webasto
Title: Re: Block/Collant heater question
Post by: Sebulba on December 18, 2021, 04:21:24 PM
Quote from: luvrbus on December 18, 2021, 03:14:35 PM
There is a diesel fired heater above that on the MCI D's does it work ? will be a Espar or Webasto

There is a Wabasto.  So far have not figured out how it works, or if it works.

Seb
Title: Re: Block/Collant heater question
Post by: Bearmtnmartin on December 19, 2021, 06:42:43 PM
Phones know which way you took the photo and add a cookie to the info, but a lot of software platforms dont know how to find the cookie so it comes out sideways.