| Author | Message | ||
| John Zabrocki (John_z)
Registered Member Username: John_z Post Number: 6 Registered: 9-2006 Posted From: 64.61.224.73 Rating: N/A |
Does anyone have a picture or know where one is posted that shows the location and water hose used to install a tank heater on the 671? Tried google but it came up blank. TIA | ||
| Bob greenwood (Bob_greenwood)
Registered Member Username: Bob_greenwood Post Number: 278 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 4.90.27.19 Rating: N/A |
are you asking about a block heater ? | ||
| John Zabrocki (John_z)
Registered Member Username: John_z Post Number: 7 Registered: 9-2006 Posted From: 64.61.224.234 Rating: N/A |
Hi Bob, no, i would have to order the block htr and it would take several days. I was hoping to use the bus this weekend. NAPA has a tank htr in stock. I see what looks like a heater type of hose that runs from the takeoff on top of lower radiator hose all the way to the top of the engine. I am wondering if i can just splice the htr into that hose,,, was asking what the others had done. | ||
| sylverstone (Sylverstone_pd4501864)
Registered Member Username: Sylverstone_pd4501864 Post Number: 208 Registered: 7-2005 Posted From: 216.173.223.253 Rating: N/A |
umm. what exactly are you trying to do? -dd | ||
| John Zabrocki (John_z)
Registered Member Username: John_z Post Number: 8 Registered: 9-2006 Posted From: 64.61.224.91 Rating: N/A |
Am trying to install a tank heater, to preheat the 671 for easier starts. Otherwise it always takes a shot of ether to get running. It is starting to cool off up in Northern Minnesota! | ||
| Douglas Wotring (Tekebird)
Registered Member Username: Tekebird Post Number: 13 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 69.136.90.146 Rating: N/A |
I would use Either until your block heater comes in....... they also make magnetic oil pan heaters I would not screw with the cooling system.....just adds additional failure points | ||
| Bob greenwood (Bob_greenwood)
Registered Member Username: Bob_greenwood Post Number: 279 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 4.90.28.38 Rating: N/A |
you are trying to get a block heater that hooks into the heater hoses, I had one on my Mack truck,they work o.k. It should have instructions with it,I got mine at a farm supply.. | ||
| RJ Long (Rjlong)
Registered Member Username: Rjlong Post Number: 1073 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 67.181.163.170 Rating: N/A |
John - If you haven't already, call Luke at US Coach (1-888-262-2434 between 9 - 5 M - F Eastern), and he'll ship the correct block heater out to you the same day via UPS. Great supporter of the busnut community, btw. FWIW & HTH. . .  | ||
| Dallas (Dal300)
Registered Member Username: Dal300 Post Number: 137 Registered: 3-2006 Posted From: 67.33.248.228 Rating: N/A |
John, If you really want to use the bus this weekend, go ahead and order the block heater. In the meantime buy one of those $3.99 throwaway grills. Fill it with charcoal as full as you can get it, light it and wait for it to lose the flames. When you have ash around most of the charcoal, slide it under the oil pan. If you need to, put a piece of cardboard on the windward side to block the wind. Lot's of truck drivers through the years, in cluding me have used this method. I have started trucks at -40° in Duluth, Superior and Fargo. I didn't try it in Thunder Bay or International Falls, But it should work. | ||
| Bob greenwood (Bob_greenwood)
Registered Member Username: Bob_greenwood Post Number: 280 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 4.90.28.38 Rating: N/A |
look at # 110046616894 on ebay..that is what you are looking for, try farm supply & even sears, I can't post anymore on this subject,I@N says too many posts | ||
| John Feld (Wvobus)
Registered Member Username: Wvobus Post Number: 5 Registered: 2-2005 Posted From: 150.199.209.38 Rating: N/A |
abk heaters work best when located at the lowest point available as warm coolant, like warm air rises. The block heater works best, the oil pan heater second best, stay away from a diostick heater as thry create condisation inside the motor. Or, drain the oil into bucks and take it inside overnight and reinstall next day. I would start and warm my trucks every 4 hours in below zerro wheather so they would start in the morning, lots of old tricks drivers did before modern methods came about. | ||
| Paso One (Paso_1)
Registered Member Username: Paso_1 Post Number: 73 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 142.165.246.239 Rating: N/A |
If You remove the fitting on the front of the lower head and run the hose to your tank heater. Then run a heater hose to the back of the top head (remove same plug ) install barbed nipples standard threads. Then run that hose to the other nipple on the tank heater. That will keep your 6 - 71 toasty mines been like that for 10 years. In Canada those tank heaters are commonally called circulation heaters. But they are one in the same. -45 F they work great. | ||
| john w. roan (Chessie4905)
Registered Member Username: Chessie4905 Post Number: 331 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 71.58.126.56 Rating: N/A |
You could get one of those magnetic heaters and stick it to the bottom of the oil pan till you get the correct block heater or using one of those torpedo heaters for a temporary solution. | ||
| John Zabrocki (John_z)
Registered Member Username: John_z Post Number: 9 Registered: 9-2006 Posted From: 64.61.225.150 Rating: N/A |
OK, the votes are counted and the block heater seems to be the favorite. I will be calling Luke in the morning and ordering one. Thanks to all of you for the tips to get by until i install the block heater. Started packing the bus tonight!!! Great list!!!! | ||
| Frank Allen (Frank66)
Registered Member Username: Frank66 Post Number: 31 Registered: 10-2005 Posted From: 152.163.100.138 Rating: N/A |
I got a block heater for my 4106 at napa that goes in the block they should have them, put it in in 15 minutes Frank Allen 4106 | ||
| Jim Wilke (Pd41044039)
Registered Member Username: Pd41044039 Post Number: 94 Registered: 2-2001 Posted From: 65.244.182.131 Rating: N/A |
I put one on my 4104 (6-71) I first installed it connected to a handy drain plug on the lower water outlet elbow and connected to a plug on the water manifold behind the thermostat. This did not work as the heat caused the thermostat to open, then the heater did a good job of keeping the radiator hot but the engine was cold. I had to reconfigure to connect the lower hose at the lower rear of the block, mount the heater low next to the oil pan, and the upper connection to the place on the rear of the block where the air compressor water feed is (behind the blower drive shaft.) This ran the hot water through the rear of the block where it spread nicely to the front but did not open the thermostat & get out into the radiator. The 2000 watt heater warms the engine up nicely in about 1 hour at 32 degrees. Jim-Bob | ||
| john w. roan (Chessie4905)
Registered Member Username: Chessie4905 Post Number: 338 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 71.58.126.56 Rating: N/A |
BTW they are called " electric summertime " |