Posted by Hal/Eastern Washington on November 22, 2011 at 12:28:09 from (67.5.91.190):
In Reply to: engine heater part 2 posted by Justin SE IOWA on November 21, 2011 at 16:14:52:
It may be the heaters I have been able to get the last 10 or 15 years, but I have had 2 of them go bad after leaving them plugged in for extended time periods. One of the heaters had an electronic component go bad. I assume it was an overheat protection "safety" device, but it would not reset. I removed that component and spliced the wires together and that heater continued to work for several more years. When it quit working, I replaced it with an identical heater, but the element burned out within a couple of years. The 3rd identical heater is still on my tractor, and I have not left it plugged in more than a couple of hours at a time. So far, so good.
Of course the dumb things don't go bad when it is convenient to change them, but rather when it is really cold and messy. It always involves draining most of the coolant and replacing it.
Others may have different results, but I will never leave my heater plugged in more than a few hours...I want it to work the next time.
When I bought my 641D Ford about 25 years ago, it had a good lower radiator hose heater that worked great for years. Unfortunately I caught the cord somehow going through some brush and destroyed the plug that needed to be inserted in the heater. I could never find another cord with the proper plug, so I replaced the heater.
I think I will dig that heater out of my parts/junk box and try to find or build another cord for it. It seemed to be a better design, and much faster at heating up the tractor. Good luck!
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