Block Heater
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Year: 2000
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Block Heater
2000 XJ. Need a Block Heater. Too many seconds of slow cranking in the morning. It get's to -40 here and its a miracle my XJ even starts. I was look at this Zerostat heater that connects to the freeze plug and plugs in the a wall outlet to keep a constant temp. It's only $30. This one. http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...1372&ppt=C0332 Is this the way to go? Seem's like a pretty straight foward install. Any first hand advice with real cold weather like this would be great. THanks.
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Instead of pulling a freeze plug, I would try a magnetic attaching heater first if it were me. Or maybe one that plumbs into a heater hose. Less invasive.
Maybe also use 0W-20 oil.
Maybe also use 0W-20 oil.
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True block heaters, replaces freeze plug, are the best. But, a pain to install. I would use a inline heater for the lower radiator hose. Will keep engine warm and you have heat in vehicle right away. Best way to do them is to put them on a heavy duty timer and have it come on about 90 minutes before you leave in the morning. This way it does not run up your electric bill to bad!
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My xj came with a block heater installed into the freeze plug from factory. It was -48*C here up in northern Canada, I had her plugged in for the night and she fired up so smooth. I had heat coming from my vents in about a few mins as well.
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