I was getting tired of opening my hood to connect my extension cord to the engine block heater. I didn’t want to wait for a Kats 5 foot extension, so I made my own from stuff laying around I bought from Home Depot in the past.
The wire rating on the extension I made is well over the requirements of the engine block heater (18/3). I pulled the stock rubber prong cover off the Mopar extension cord, lightly sanded the outside of the male end of the powertool replacement cord to fit the , and reistalled it on my cord.
Specs:
Length: 65”
AWG: 16ga
Cord: Husky 165-018
Female Repair Plug: part# R60-3W-102-00E
Total time to make and install: 20mins
Total cost: $16
The replacement female plug was a bit of a pain to work with, so a pocket screwdriver helped me loop wire around the terminal screws.
The cord length is 65” for my chosen routing path. I went with some excess cord coming out the passenger side tow hook so I could tuck it away in the bumper when I’m not using it.
Straight-on view of tow hook with cord tucked away.
Routing under the tow hook and up the passenger side of engine bay.
The wire rating on the extension I made is well over the requirements of the engine block heater (18/3). I pulled the stock rubber prong cover off the Mopar extension cord, lightly sanded the outside of the male end of the powertool replacement cord to fit the , and reistalled it on my cord.
Specs:
Length: 65”
AWG: 16ga
Cord: Husky 165-018
Female Repair Plug: part# R60-3W-102-00E
Total time to make and install: 20mins
Total cost: $16
The replacement female plug was a bit of a pain to work with, so a pocket screwdriver helped me loop wire around the terminal screws.
The cord length is 65” for my chosen routing path. I went with some excess cord coming out the passenger side tow hook so I could tuck it away in the bumper when I’m not using it.
Straight-on view of tow hook with cord tucked away.
Routing under the tow hook and up the passenger side of engine bay.
