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Originally Posted by whunter
If the block heater is working correctly, you should have instant heat.
I suspect either cord or heat element damage.
Using the block heater (ambient -2° F), my 240D puts out 86° F within seconds.
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Sounds about right. I did a test last week where I plugged in the block heater for an hour at ambient 15F and shot the cyl. head with an IR thermometer and got 68F.
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