I mentioned before that the electrical cord for my truck was fried. Trying to work on it, over the weekend, made the cracks in the insulation worse. As much as I hated letting the old machine sit there in the sub-zero lows overnight, I opted to work on it today as soon as I got home, so the radiator would still be producing useful heat in that area of the front end. Or so I imagined.
In practice, however, the engine heat was whisked away by the wind so efficiently that I almost had to be in contact with the radiator to feel anything other than cold. I had thought that would be a plus, because the wire is too short to pull out & away from the bumper.
So, reaching into an opening just wide enough to admit my hand, I stripped the six wires in question, twisted the ends together - briefly considered trying to solder the connections, but the wind & temp decided otherwise - taped the ever-lovin' snot out of the connections, and then double-wrapped the cord for good measure. Soldering will wait for spring.
Q: Why didn't you pull the truck in the garage, and work where it's warmer?
A: If the truck would fit in the garage, I wouldn't need the block heater.
But the job is finished, and I used an AC sensor to make sure that current is flowing past the new splice. I'd like to replace the entire cord, but that's a task for a warmer day.
2 comments:
I'm not going to question your logic here. I don't know what type of truck you have. If its an 90's ford then yes, changing the cord with pulling the starter is a pain. But the newer cords plug into the oil cooler. A ten minute job at most to replace the cord. I'm not familiar with the chevy's or dodge's.
It's a '98. I decided to splice a new plug on the wire instead of replacing the entire cord, thinking it would be easier.
That's what I get for thinking.
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