Matt,
That sounds like like a pretty slick deal. I assume you put yours on your
dakota. What year dakota do you have? Got any pics of the heat/pump
itself, or where you mounted yours? Where did you purchase yours at? I
think this would be a much easier install than having to remove a freeze
plug, although I really don't know what's involved with removing a freeze
plug to begin with. Anyway, let me know any of the details on this
thing....I might end up buying one soon.
Thanks!
--Aaron--
95 DSRC 4x4 V6
www.geocities.com/adakota4x4_95/
>From: henryrollins@springmail.com
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: RE: plug in dak?...block warmer?
>Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 10:38:38 -0500
>
>Hey,
>I Live out in wy. for a while you almost had to have one if you wanted to
>start your car. There are two types. On that replaces your freeze plug that
>just warms the water with put moving it. There is the other type the one I
>installed. It is a small water pump with a heater on the outlet. It is real
>easy to install you just put it in line with one of the heater lines. They
>work Great. They say not to leave it pluged in overnight but I did I never
>had a promblem with it. I always left mine pluged in and I did not have any
>snow on the hood of my truck and I had heat when I first started my truck.
>The only thing I can say make sure you put it in right there is a inlet and
>a outlet. If you put it on backwards it will melt into a nice plastic glob.
>I think I spent 50 to 100 bucks on mine back in 93 or 92. They are real
>easy to install just cut your heater hose and install and make sure that it
>is well attached to the fender or the firewall. Great little thing.
>
>Let me know if you need more info
>
>Matt Tharp
>
>
>On Mon, 18 Dec 2000 09:50:58 -0500 Jamy Klein <Jamy@stti.iupui.edu> wrote:
>
>It's called a block heater, and it is/was an option on Dakota's. You can
>buy one and have it installed for around $100, the heater is normally
>around
>$50 by itself.
>
>Jamy
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of A. S.
>Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 2:26 PM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: DML: plug in dak?...block warmer?
>
>
>These cold mornings have got me to thinking about a block warmer. I think
>this is what it is. I've seen these things on rams....where you plug them
>in over night to keep them somewhat warm. Kinda like plugging a diesal
>in...only I'm not sure if it's the same thing. Anyway, was this ever an
>option for the dakota? Could I put one on mine, or is in an "internal"
>thing. I think keeping it somewhat warm would be a little easier on it
>starting. Here lately (0-10 degree weather)my truck sounds like it's going
>to fly apart for a couple seconds upon start-up.
>Thanks for any input.
>--Aaron--
>95 DSRC 4x4 V6
>www.geocities.com/adakota4x4_95/
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