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I’m putting the thermostat switch in-line with a timer so it comes on at 4am if temp is below 20F.

I'm looking into thermostat switches to turn on power to the heater only if the temp drops below a specified temperature. Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BFR1Z4B?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details On the Engine Block Thermal image thread in the 3.5 Ecoboost sub-forum...

That’s a great idea! I’ve thought about looking to see if there’s a thermal switch of some sort that I could combine with the timer so that it only comes on at 4am if temp is lower than 10/20F.

My thermal camera is cheap. Its specs say lowest temp is -4. Having said that, within its operating specs it seems pretty accurate. When I measure walls, hand, oven door, etc., the device appears to be plenty accurate. Also, when measuring within device specs, readings are consistent with my...

I agree 100%, I don’t have mine for easy starting, it starts just fine at the very cold temps, but to ease the stress of cold starts.

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Hello ReverendQ, the dealer charged $367 for the Ford part and $262 in labor for the installation. When ordered new, I believe it would have been an $80 option from the factory. When I was younger I would have been tempted to do it myself but in my old age I pay to have these things done for...

My experience is the truck starts just fine at those temps without the block heater. I’m not worried about getting it started. I ‘believe’ the warmer coolant/block/oil will reduce the stress in those first few seconds where disproportionally more wear happens. I was raised on the plains of...

This measurement was when I got home from work (with engine at running temp), I plugged it in and that was the reading. I have it on a timer that comes on at 3am - I’ll never know what it is then because I have no interest in going out to look at that time of the morning ?. Reading between the...

Looks like 3.42 Amps & 414.7 Watts

I have a meter somewhere. I’ll scrounge it up, see what it says, and post a pic.

It can get cold there too! I don’t know anything about coolant degradation, but I do plan to change all fluids sooner than the recommended schedule. If there are issues, new coolant would be cheap in the long run. I’m not a chemist but seems a fluid designed for high temperatures should be...

Hello everyone, I'm brand new to the forum and purchased my new-to-me 2021 F150 w/3.5 Ecoboost on 12/1/2023. One of the first things I did was have a factory engine block heater installed. I live at 7600' elevation in western Colorado where it was -2F this morning. The heater is on a timer that...

Yes. That’s why I said it. I thought it odd. Don’t intend to troubleshoot it.

Hi, I have the same issue. When I finish dealing with an Apple notification, it does not revert to the previous screen. In my case it's usually SiriusXM Audio. I have to press the audio button to return. It is an annoyance and shouldn't happen that way. It also happens when I'm navigating with...