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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw
I can see the advantages of larger heaters (shorter warmup time), but be careful or you might melt something (my heating element fits into a plastic housing on the coolant line).
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My block heaters go inside the engine block, taking the place of freeze plugs.
Also my trucks coolant bypass heats/cools the oil.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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