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Oil Pan Heater, opinions?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Series50, Oct 26, 2023.

  1. Oct 26, 2023 #1
    Series50

    Series50 Bobtail Member

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    I’ve looked around and can’t find an answer to this, including 4 different Detroit dealers, but I’d like to know if anyone has first hand experience with oil pan thread in oil heaters. Good, bad??
    Thanks
     
    Series50, Oct 26, 2023
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  3. Oct 26, 2023 #2
    Ridgeline

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    We use Zerostart oil pan heaters, model 8609713.

    Little problems with it for the cold prepped trucks.
     
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  4. Oct 27, 2023 #3
    Series50

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    Thanks. I tried to respond to this yesterday but it didn’t post for some reason.
    Anyhow, do you leave it on all night like a block heater or use a timer/plug it in a few hours early?
     
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  5. Oct 27, 2023 #4
    Ridgeline

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    We use a timer on the oil heater, it is tied to the coolant heater and only works for the last two hours of the coolant heater. The coolant heater draws 1200 watts, the oil 450.
     
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  7. Oct 27, 2023 #5
    Series50

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    That should work good. Thanks again.
     
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