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Originally Posted by packerfan
The factory installed block heater is absolutley useless unless you live in death valley Ca. in the middle of summer with the car parked in a heated garage!
So stupid to have such a weak engine heater in a diesel engine as a starting aid. An open flame from a cigarette lighter held under the oil pan for two minutes would produce more heat!
The Kat's tank type heater is awesome, it cycles on and off between 130 and 170 degrees. The engine will start right up in sub zero weather with the touch of the key as if it had new glow plugs on a hot summer day!
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I thought you were exaggerating by quite a bit with this. Then I saw:
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Originally Posted by packerfan
Three of the glow plugs are broken off. My only option is to use heat to start the engine. The car is not worth the high cost to have the glow plugs removed and replaced.
The other night temps were 25 below zero, plugged in the "Kat's" heater overnight and the next morning car started right up.
Lipstick worked pretty good on this old pig.
Problem solved!
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You have other issues, well beyond what the factory engine heater is designed for. This is no fault of the factory heater.