i have a v6 3.0 EFI 89 runner, what engine block warmer should i get??
or should i just get a blanket???
wanting it for cold starts

 

A block heater for an '89 3vze....

 

yes sir, 3.0 efi v6

 

sub'd I was thinking about this today

 

They run hot and only take seconds to warm up in the morning. Shouldn't need one

 

I am wanting it for cold starts, it has been in the teens here the pas two weeks and the old girl is not liking it. i just dropped a rebuilt engine in it almost a year ago so i wan to keep it running well.

 

true that, used to take my 22r and 22re a LONG time to warm up, let alone hit its peak temp. When I start my truck in the morning (its been in the teens here as well) i'll let it run only 3mins or so, and the needle is in the middle and stays there for the rest of the drive

 

No, I am saying all you need is a "block heat for an '89 3vze".

 

i agree but it is starting very hard. it takes a few seconds to turn over, so i was thinking a heater would help. once it is warmed up it is not an issue is i turn it off at a gas station and turn it back over, but that initial start in the morn is very rough

 

any suggestions on a brand??

 

true that. I'm so used to working around diesels it feels almost wrong to start something that hasn't been plugged it. Mine will start fine throughout the day, but like you said, that first start after sitting in the cold all night is a killer

 

Whatever brand is available at your local auto parts store. If not there, whatever you can find online. I have never heard of anyone saying "OMG This so-so-brand block heater sucks! buy so-so-so-brand or live the consequences!"

 

I think the real question is wich kind to go with. I know there is the dip-stick kind, which seems like a pain to me...and the oil pan mat thingy one....and I'm sure plenty more.

 

just searched autozone, not sure if there any around you, but they have such a variety of heaters...pretty reasonably priced too. Might pick one up soon if the weather stays like this

 

To me, an "engine block heater" is the freeze-plug replacement type. It is tghe only type I know and use. I have heard of the dip-stick kind but thats for oil, AFAIK. Never used one. I have never heard of anyone using them here, as is.
Here we use the in-block style like I mentioned earlier, along with an oil pan pad, a battery pad or blanket and a transmission pad.

 

i looked into this.

The block type that go in a freeze out plug can be a little difficult to install for the average person. Unless doing the install during a engine rebuild.

It looked to me the most simple would be one that goes in the lower radiator hose .

I know that Kats makes good engine heaters

Using any heaters going into the coolant always disconnect the electric before cranking.

 

thanks guys i think i know what i will go with now.