Block Heater - No Longer a Freebie

[AdamChandler]

How the heck do I reach that thing? I’d have to remove the front wheel and wheel well liner

 

[NorthStar]

Crawl under the truck…you’ll need to do it anyway to route the cord to the bumper area…and tie it down properly along the way.

 

[Camelot]

I just did mine. Turn the wheels to the left, easy reach in. Remove the rubber plug and install the cable.

 

[Camelot]

See video

 

[NorthStar]

You’ll still need to get underneath to route the cord and tie-wrap it as he described…

 

[Camelot]

No you don't. Easy to do from above. Cable comes with the four OEM clamps, all done from above. The OEM routing goes straight up. I installed mine Sunday three days ago. It was a breeze.

 

[NorthStar]

No you don't. Easy to do from above. Cable comes with the four OEM clamps, all done from above. The OEM routing goes straight up. I installed mine Sunday three days ago. It was a breeze.

Did you purchase the short cable from the dealer or the longer cable from Katz or Geno’s?

 

[Camelot]

Did you purchase the short cable from the dealer or the longer cable from Katz or Geno’s?

I did buy the OEM cable, not from the dealer, I have a parts source that's gives me great prices

 

[NorthStar]

I did buy the OEM cable, not from the dealer, I have a parts source that's gives me great prices

And I believe that is the difference. The OEM cord is shorter than the Katz/Geno’s cord thus it only routes up to an area next to the air filter housing…correct?

 

[Camelot]

I am not familiar with Katz/Geno. The OEM cable is shorter. About 3 feet. In this case that's what I wanted. I routed it straight up. I will create a T connection there. I have a sealed male outlet I will hide in the spoiler to plug in to the outlet. I also intend to split off a connection that goes to an outlet inside the cab. (Through the firewall) I will keep a space heather in there so both engine and cab is heated.
Not so common here since the winters are mild and short. (I live in Michigan) But I grow up in Sweden and most cars had this configuration installed. Most parking spots also has an outlet to plug into.

 

[daustin]

My '21 was built 9/21/21 and I can confirm I do not have the block heater installed. I can see the brass plug right where it is supposed to go through the passenger side wheel well. I live in Las Vegas, so I won't really need it but it would have been nice to have installed from the factory for my winter trips to UT.