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Engine Block Heater

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Farmall Cub Kid

11-22-2004 16:17:26




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I have a 1953 Farmall Cub with a snowplow I use for plowing snow off my driveway during the winter. I am interested in purchasing a magnetic block heat and am curious what wattage I should be looking for when I buy it. I live in Western Central CT. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank You!




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Alberta Mike

11-23-2004 05:00:54




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 Re: Engine Block Heater in reply to Farmall Cub Kid, 11-22-2004 16:17:26  
I'm not familiar with the Farmall engine block but if it has knockout casting blanks (some guys call them freeze plugs), get a regular insert type block heater that fits into one of those plug holes and then you're not messing around. If not, one of the in-line hose heaters will work if the cooling system happens to be designed to work with one. Next, on real cold nights or weeks, take your battery in the house, sometimes that's all you have to do (no plugging in. A warm battery will amaze you for it's cranking power in cold weather.

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John *.?-!.* cub owner

11-22-2004 19:48:56




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 Re: Engine Block Heater in reply to Farmall Cub Kid, 11-22-2004 16:17:26  
Get about as low a wattage one as you can find, and loosely cover the engine to keep the wind off. Don't let the cover get close to the heater. Also either leave a trickle charger on it or hook up a charger a couple hours before use to warm the battery. Due to the nature of the cub throwout bearing they also crank easier with the clutch up.



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wdTom

11-23-2004 18:13:41




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 Re: Engine Block Heater in reply to John *.?-!.* cub owner, 11-22-2004 19:48:56  
Yes, crank with the clutch engaged and in neutral. If you get a inline hose heater keep in mind that the cub has no waterpump and depends on thermosiphoning for circulation and you don't want to restrict this. Also with no thermostat it may circulate as the heater heats it and end up cooling off much of the heated water before it get back to the block. An engine wdith a thermostat would block the flow of water until it had heated up to 180 or so degrees. Maybe in winter it wouldn't matter,the heater restricting the flow of water in the hose, but it might in summer. In winter my Dad covers the radiator screen with a piece of camvas to keep it running warmer. We have installed a temp gage in the upper radiator hose so it can be monitored. Like to keep it running up near 180 degrees. Am in western R.I.

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