Block heater for A Dodge?

[yellowtjchick]

Do I need to get a block heater for our Dodge truck before we go up to Colorado due to the very cold conditions?

Jennifer

[Hoofmann]

nah, I start mine every day without one, I've plugged it in twice this winter. There's a factory block heater on our trucks, look behind the grille in between the radiator and passenger side head light, there might be a plug, and that would be the guy. I hear alot of people saying that their trucks didn't come with the cord installed. Mine did, it could be different in Tejas.

[xj_man_646]

shouldn't need it. the manifold heater does a good job of heating it up in the morning, and those starters have some serious cranking power.

[Carroll257]

Heater is supposed to be standard, but the cord with the plug was optional in 05 and 06. The sticker on mine listed it as a $10 option, but if you buy the cord afterward it's somewhere between $40-$70 depending on where you go.

[XJ_FIREFIGHTER]

Got mine from the stealership for $50... Then found out cummins will ship one too you for about $15. Easy install though, comes with the little clips to hold it up and everything.