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Old 12-01-2006, 03:33 PM
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Tired of the block heater plug hanging down from the front bumper?

I'm looking for ideas on how to clean up the plug hanging out from under the front bumper. I'm thinking about this:
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&classNum=311&subdeptNum=310&storeNum=9&productId=14773

Even cheaper here:
http://www.overtons.com/modperl/overtons/detail/pdetail2.cgi?r=detail_view&item_num=34531

I was thinking of wiring in my block heater and a trickle charger on my battery to the socket. Maybe with a blocking diode on the charger so that it will not reverse power when not plugged in. That way you just remove the cover, plug in the end of the extension cord and set the timer.

Any thoughts?

-Jim
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