Hey folks, my LMM came with a block heater (option K05) and even though I don't need it right now, but this being my first diesel, I wanted to fiddle with every option I paid for. However, I'll be doggone if I can find the cord. I even had the dealer fax a diagram of where on the passenger side of the engine box it should be. The drawing was useless. Does anyone have a picture of this thing?

Thanks

most of the time if you stand by your pass. side tire and look behind your air cleaner and it is bundled up there ....down in front of the battery

Makes me feel better, I liked to never found mine either. Just as Cuffnup said is where it was at. Then I rerouted the cord to the front of the truck so I could use it without a lot of hassel.

most of the time if you stand by your pass. side tire and look behind your air cleaner and it is bundled up there ....down in front of the battery

What he said...

If you really have trouble finding it, remove the rt inner fender. That only takes 5 minutes, and the harness the cord is bundled to is right there.

x2 on the fender liner. That was the only way I could find mine.

Yup. Mine is coiled up by the passenger side battery.

They really hid the cord this time.

kinda retarded i think....but thats probably why I'm not a gm designer...ha ha

First thanks everyone, I found it tucked up underneath the battery pan!!
Second, that design is "screwed up as a football bat". The engineer that designed must be a jokster or didn't beileve anyone would actually want to use it.

With Ford diesels in the late '90's, as part of the vehicle pre-delivery inspection/service we were required to unwrap the cord from its loom and route out thru the grille.

I have not heard of one GMC or Chevy owner on this site mention this being done... Why is this not part of the pdi?

My dealer had mine unwraped and routed over to the front right corner draped over the air cleaner. But I think it could have been a few inches longer as I had to reroute it so I could close my hood when it was plugged in. :(

Or you could wire in a KussMaul Super 30 AutoEject. ;)

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The Cover is Black now. ;)

I want my cord a little longer. Any issues with adding a heavy duty 3-6' extension and shrink wrapping the connection? Chris

Or you could wire in a KussMaul Super 30 AutoEject. ;)

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http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/garageimage.php?do=full&p=53120&d=1201902040

The Cover is Black now. ;)

That's a 20 rated amp plug. The heater and wire is rated for 15 amps max (#14 awg, type SO wire). Hope your not connecting to a 20 amp/120 volt rated circuit. There is thing called NEC or national electrical code. If the heater or cord malfunctions things might get a little warm before the 20 amp breaker trips. Could end up with a whole truck heater instead of a block heater. :D

I don't go to cold weather very often. Is it madatory to use the heater at some point?

I went to Utah and the temps were down between 15-25 farenheit, didn't seem to bother anything. Took a long time to warm up, so I just drvoe real easy till it did.

Using the block heater is not mandatory. The manual reccomends its use for temperatures below zero. Many posters on this site have reported having no problems starting their Duramaxes well below zero.

BTW, I don't think the block heater is exactly standard in Furds nowadays. A friend of mine who bought an '06 Furd said that the block heater was installed, but he had to buy the power cord for $99 to make it work!

I wouldn't say its mandatory, but when its -30 outside, it sure helps out. Plus the warm up time is quicker. I usually don't plug mine in until its under 10 degrees.

My cord doesn't reach all the way outside the hood, is this normal or is it wrapped up still somewhere.

No, you are right, the damn heater cord is not long enough:damnit1:
it will not reach all the way to the front of the grill I had to extend it with some so cord and ty rap it to the frame.:mad:

it will reach, but you have to do more than just snip the little plastic ties to get it to do it. you actually have to unwrap the loom it comes out of, pull it out of there, then route it. its a real PITA, and not worth it to replace a $10 block heater extension cord that you are going to need anyway!

Before I took delivery of the truck I had asked about the cord. My dealer had to put it on a lift to get at at easily. It's shorter than I would have liked, since I wanted it to reach the grill. They mentioned going to a truck stop to get a longer cord. I've seen some nice setups for the cord and was thinking of getting one from a heavy duty truck parts supplier and having it hidden in the bumper somewhere.

It could be worse, if you purchased a dodge they don't even come with a cord unless you get the cold weather option which is something like 10 bucks. The heater is there just no cord, but you can get good access to it if you need to.

Yep, about a week and a half ago, I was ready to go visit the tech who assembled my truck. It took a half hour to locate the cord UNDER the battery tray. I guess they all have a good laugh when they zip tie this all together!

As was said, another 8", or so, would be appreciated:rolleyes:. What's another $1.50 added to the price of a $50k truck?

I still love my new truck, tho:D!

K

I just cut and spliced in another cord that is about 16" longer. Used insulated butt splices and used black heat shrink tubing over the splice. Looks like a factory job. I agree with skammtoo you would think GM could spare another 12" of cord.