Block/Collant heater question

[Sebulba]

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

[Van]

Looks like an emersion heater, Plug it in.

[6805eagleguy]

Yup that'd be a heater. My s60 has a super similar heater in block above water pump

[chessie4905]

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.

[Sebulba]

I will test it this afternoon.

Thanks for confirmation

Seb

[Tedsoldbus]

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!

[Sebulba]

Success, I hear sizzlin'

Seb

[luvrbus]

There is a diesel fired heater above that on the MCI D's does it work ? will be a Espar or Webasto

[Sebulba]

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

[Bearmtnmartin]

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.