Posted by Jim.ME on February 19, 2022 at 15:57:45 from (67.242.176.154):
In Reply to: Block heaters posted by SVcummins on February 19, 2022 at 04:55:23:
They say it is possible for air bubbles to collect/form around the heater when the engine is running. I know some get away with it just fine, but I have seen some that fail where that seems to be the likely cause. I was mechanic for a fleet of concrete mixer trucks at one time. Had three trucks with the same engines and I installed the same block heaters in them. One of the three failed two heaters in a short time. No failures in the other two, even when plugged in the same cord as the one failing heaters. The only difference was it turned out was two unplugged their heaters when checking the oil. The third was unplugging when he was ready to load, so he was running it a half hour or more at times while the truck warmed up. Stopped his doing that and I didn't have to replace that heater again. Just my experience in one case.
Also, too rich an antifreeze mixture can be a problem; straight antifreeze is a no no in all heaters I believe.
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