Do you have a block heater in your Explorer?

BobbyTang · November 18, 2013

black99sport said:
we get very cold here in Edmonton. It's -25c tonight. Oh yeah we need to plug it in here.

Oh yeah... I second that.. Can't wait for the glorious -45c hard starts.. Starting to plug it in tonight...

99SportX · November 20, 2013

Dono said:
Im a fool! Being that my truck came from a southern climate, I'm sadly without one.
With synthetics, our motors are protected a bit better but it's not great for them to not be flowing oil very well on cold start until friction warms the oil. Pain in the a$$ draining coolant and getting a plug out. Ugh....I wonder where the factory heater location is on a 5.0?

Oops, I just saw this thread is back from the dead. Still relevant I suppose.

According to the kats app guide, the location for 5.0 is right rear freeze plug. For the 4.0 ohv and sohc, it is right front. I can confirm the 4.0 information as i have one. I have never looked too closely at the one on my 5.0.

http://www.fivestarmanufacturing.com/getdoc/2c8a6911-c214-4190-9059-d6aaa10fe527/DC12.aspx

http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS+Performance+Products/555/51120/10002/-1

DWRedWhite · December 24, 2013

My 2000 5.0 has a factory installed one. Plug in located right above the license plate. Going to -20 tonight so happy to have it.

Tankentaisha · June 25, 2015

Unless you live in a place where it never gets cold it's always good to have both block and oil pan heaters. Pretty cheap and absolutely essential when it does get cold.

gdgiordano · January 9, 2016

drmoore71 said:
i have one, but since i live in texas, i don't really use it. the truck was originally purchased in colorado, so that is why it has the heater. i do not believe that they all have them, because our previous '95 and '97 didn't.

hmmm my 97 that hasn't ever left Colorado doesn't have one.

Machine090767 · July 8, 2016

Block heaters are pretty much standard in all vehicles sold in Minnesota.

92exp4x4 · August 11, 2016

I put them in nearly all of mine. I like the fact of the engine being warm on start up. Less wear over long run, plus I get heat faster in the winter.

I had a 6.0L powerstroke F550 work truck that would not start without one in winter.

429CJ-3X2 · August 15, 2016

No block heater, but I installed a heater in the lower radiator hose of my '01 Sport Trac when I replaced the radiator a couple of months ago. I've used them in a lot of my vehicles over the years.

Do you have a block heater in your Explorer?

Do you have a block heater?

Yes it does, I use it.

Yes it does, but I do not use it.

No it does not.

It was removed before I bought vehicle/does not work.

What is a block Heater?

Trucks come with Block heaters? I thought those were only in tractors.....

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