Flushed the heck out of it without the thermostat until the water ran clean. The guy i buy parts from loaned me the tool he has. Nicer version of what I linked.
It's not that I need to dislodge crud but more that there is still rusty water running around in the system. After the test run, it was several months before it fired up so the water sat in the passages for that long period of time. I didn't realize how nasty it was until I changed the...
The arrows indicate the new cord location. Routed under the brake lines. It took quite a while to get the factory clamps loose and ended up needing a thin wrench due to one spinning but all in all it went ok.
It turns out that it was the cord which had failed. I found an OEM part from a place in New York after I was given the part number by our local dealer for just another obsolete part.
I plugged into an outlet and can't get 120v anywhere on the end of the cord at the heater. I tried probes in all 3 holes in about every combination I could so I'm guessing the wire is broken somewhere.
Does anyone have the part number for the OEM cord?
What is the recommended block heater for our trucks? OEM would be just fine for me. I see Unique Diesel carries them.
I did find a Katz 11612 also.
Theirs is short and stubby in comparison to the others I see for sale which look longer. I don't know what the factory one looked like and I...
Agreed. It wouldn't bother me on a cast iron intake but I'm not yanking on aluminum like that. We actually have a similar plate and debated on it but at the end of the day both the old and new engine were lifted and lowered using the steel hooks attached to the heads from the factory.
While looking for Chevy Cruze cars recently, there were a couple common themes. Valve cover gasket replacement and turbo cooling and oil lines. Some dealers just replace the parts when they get one before selling. For those familiar with these cars, is it best to just replace the in and out...