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Old 12-28-2008, 10:40 PM   #5 (permalink)
midnight rumbler
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The Beast - '89 Chevrolet G30 (Cube) Cube Van
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I should have specified that I purchased the truck 4 months ago with 19,000 original km's and I have since put on 5,000.

What is the benefit of the circulating tank heater? My truck starts great in cold weather. Is this to have the rad fluid at normal operating temperature to prevent the truck from idling high to bring the vehicle up to normal operating temperature? Seems to me that there is a give or take on this, am I actually saving by plugging the truck in, here I will have electrical expenses versus leaving the truck running for 3 minutes, is there truly a savings to be had?

My loads are usually consistent in size as I am a contractor and carry all my materials and supplies give or take a few hundred pounds. Maximum weight would probobly be 4200kg's

No tach or vacuum gauge but they will be installed after reading this forum and the benefits they can have....Princess auto, here I come

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