Winter is coming. Alternative block heater

[sledhead]

just spend the big bucks and put in a diesel boiler

problem solved

http://www.proheat.com/offHighway/x45OffHighway/index.html

dave

[Lee Bradley]

Dave beat me to it with his boiler comment; although I have both.

[chessie4905]

In an emergency you could put two magnetic heaters on the oil pan on seperate circuits. Those things get pretty hot. Years ago, I used one on my parts cleaner barrel because of no heat in garage in January.

[eagle19952]

Arctic SOP.
A tiger torch/weed burner
2 - 3 3" sections of stove pipe = 6-9 feet
1 3" 90
1 bottle of propane.
Guaranteed no open flame encroaches the engine bay.
Takes 10 minutes or so
needs no electricity
the propane serves a Weber Q too

[buswarrior]

Propane boils at -40...

It gets feeble as you pass thru -30...

Many a wanna be Ice Road Trucker found that out the hard way... Torch won't run.

Happy coaching!
Buswarrior

[chessie4905]

The charcoal is for under the propane tank...🤭

[buswarrior]

Now that's using your noodle!

Charcoal + propane = torch

Happy coaching!
Buswarrior

[chessie4905]

Preheated propane... Superheat! Lol

[buswarrior]

Sure is funny that there's none of those Health and Safety "professionals" in the north...

If they followed half their warm weather book-learned preaching up there, they would die in the cold.

Know the dangers, treat 'em with respect, and get the job done before you lose something important to the frost bite.

Stay south if you can't roll with it.

Happy coaching!
Buswarrior

[BenMC7]

In a pinch, a portable diesel fired heater will work.  Fan runs on 110v and has a self contained fuel tank.  Bought mine when I needed it in west Texas in December at an Auto Zone.  Does the trick and serves double duty to help heat the garage/shed in the winter.  This was before I got the DD block heater, also 110v. 

[BenMC7]

https://www.globalindustrial.com/p/hvac/heaters/kerosene-propane/dyna-glo-workhorse-50k-btu-kerosene-forced-air-heater-kfa50wh?infoParam.campaignId=T9F&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIiYXZ8sSh5QIVQsDICh0Y9A3sEAQYBSABEgJBLPD_BwE

This is very similar.

[chessie4905]

Looks like those magnetic ones are only 2 to 300 watts. Better get 4 of them....

[luvrbus]

Lot of 71 series do not have the plate with 4 bolts,they use the heater that screws into the head when you remove the plug at the front of the head

[richard5933]

Lot of 71 series do not have the plate with 4 bolts,they use the heater that screws into the head when you remove the plug at the front of the head

I believe that's what we have on ours. A bit difficult to see in the photo, but it's got the directly down from the pulley.

[TomC]

I use a 500 watt halogen work light on the ground aimed up at the oil pan. Keeps the engine warm enough to start.