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| Author: | wfd1350 [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Pad style pan heater |
This will be my first winter with my CRD. Bought a pad style oil pan heater to augment the block heater. My question is, can I put this style of heater on rippled oil pan of the CRD? The instructions say it has to be mounted on a flat surface, but thats impossible on our pans. I've done a thread search and see that several CRD's on this forum are running pad style heaters. Any input would be appreciated. |
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| Author: | RJM [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pad style pan heater |
Remove the skid plate and there is a small flat surface on the very bottom of the pan, clean it well, stick it on and your good to go. |
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| Author: | DOC4444 [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pad style pan heater |
Unless your block heater is dead, you may not need this. DOC |
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| Author: | patmaz [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pad style pan heater |
If you have a good battery,and plug your crd with the stock block heater,you wont have any problems,so no needs for that thing,ive seen -35c with mine,always starts,the oem block heater is strong enough beleive me.  The secret is having good synthetic oil,plug it,and let it idle a bit before leaving when its really cold,and dont forget fuel additive,you will never be stuck with that beast! |
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| Author: | RJM [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pad style pan heater |
Stand on the corner of Portage and Main St. in mid Feb. You will change your mind. |
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| Author: | BlackLibertyCRD [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pad style pan heater |
I started mine a few years ago in Montana at -10 F and a fellow told me that I should shut it off because he didn't think I had oil pressure. I was too cold to explain to him about diesel knock and cold weather. |
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| Author: | rjmaype [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pad style pan heater |
I would skip the pan heater and only use the block heater. I cheat on <20 degree nights by putting a 30 min timer on a battery charger. Big difference with a warm battery. |
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| Author: | DOC4444 [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pad style pan heater |
I'm sure a 30 min charge just before starting helps in bitter cold, but how much does it actually raise the temp of the battery? DOC |
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| Author: | rjmaype [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pad style pan heater |
I will have to measure battery temp increase this winter. My experience is that cold cranking amps (CCA) is 30 second time sustained amps at 7.2 VDC at zero degree F. I remember some formula that a battery at 35 degree F has lost 35% CCA capacity as compared to 70 degree F. At zero degree F, battery has lost 65% CCA capacity as compared to 70 degree F. I just want the battery to have an internal temp rise to compensate for the CCA deduction for the temp difference Years ago you could buy a battery wrap with a heater element to warm your battery. I already had the battery charger and know batteries on charge warm up. The 30 min battery charge makes a huge difference on my F350 7.3L Powerstroke diesel with factory installed two batteries. |
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