Coochas

That's interesting Scruffy. My Ram also well equipped also did not come with a block Heater. It starts right up on the coldest days. Remote start from the hallway of the house FTW.

flatsics

Cummins use a grid heater in the intake

multi21

2013 Mercedes ML350 Bluetec diesel (455 lbs. tq.) towing open trailer with car appx. 5000 lbs. all loaded up with spare wheels etc. Ave. 21 MPG at appx. 70-75 mph. Unloaded getting 29 MPG highway.

himself

2012 BMW X5d. Towing ~5500 lbs. Somewhere between 13-18 MPG depending on distance, but I don't really tow far anyway. It works for me...

-td

KaiB

Haven't seen a Powerstroke without a grid heater for quite some time.

Some folks forget to wait. Just sayin'.

Coochas

I thought the block heaters were part of the "cold weather package" and literally are plugged into AC outlet on cold days. That's what I was referring to.

Trj

2008 Ford F250 Superduty 6.4L, 24' enclosed, 7000 lbs. 10-12 towing..... 12 around town. 18 hwy no trailer. Based on fords computer..... actual mileage may vary down a mile or two.

bgiere

Are you sure your Dodge Cummins did not come with a block heater? I have not heard of any that didn't have one. Look around for the cord, gotta be there somewhere!

Coochas

Nope. I was going to back out of buying the truck when I realized it but the dealer assured me it would not be a problem in this neck of the woods. Even on the coldest mornings here, it still doesn't take more than a minute for the coils to get hot enough to start. And then it runs perfectly fine.

Admittedly almost every diesel I looked at had the cold weather package except mine. It does have the nuclear powered *** and steering wheel heaters which I love.

Mussl Kar

My heated seats and defroster are useless for my morning commute. I could coast to work if I did not have to stop at the bottom of our driveway.

Maybe 1000 feet?

Coochas

I remote start about 10 minutes before going to work on the coldest days. My truck won't give heat until the coolant gets to 100F but it doesn't take that long if I let it warm in the driveway before leaving.
I believe the Fords have "electric heat" to help with this.

sbelles

13 Suburban 2500 6.0 towing open steel trailer. I get 10-11 whether the trailer is back there or not.

flatsics

I don't know how the waving guy got in there... I don't think I put him there.

The grid heater is large and effective on the Cummins, but somewhat restrictive.
Especially on the non-def 6.7 that uses heavy EGR.

Some Powerstrokes use a small heating element, but mainly rely on glow plugs to start the engine.

Coochas

I figured the waiving guy was just saying hello.

flatsics

Didn't have a problem with it, just thought it was funny...I've been hacked!