Home made winter mod !

ramhunter9 · Dec 15, 2010

Well as most of you know I dont run my truck that often and this cold spell is hard on trucks batteries . I havent ran the truck in about 2 weeks and its been in the lower teens for a good time now .
Well went to go out and start her up .... the key fob wouldnt even unlock the doors ...lol Battery totally dead .

So I stuck the charger on it and got her started . But got me thinking CTD's have plugs for the glow plugs right ?? well I made my own plug . I got 15ft of 2 wire and a male and female plug end . Some fish eye wire connectors and got to work .

First I cut 4ft of the wired cord and attached the fish eyes to the end and bolted them to the negative and positive post on the battery . then on the other end I wired up the female plug . Ran it out next to my bar .

Then took the other section hooked it up the the battery charger and installed the male plug end .

Now I can just flip a switch on the charger and have my battery tended to all winter . Its not a tender but a charger so I going to figure out if I can leave it hooked up all the time .

02Steve15 · Dec 15, 2010

that's awesome. if you take her out for a spin, don't forget she is plugged up

Shiloh 24 · Dec 15, 2010

RH is your gonna do something like that check out that new product they got out, I think it's called battery tender or something. It's relatively small and you can leave it hooked up all the time while it's parked obviously lol.

ramhunter9 · Dec 15, 2010

I have 3 of them already , one for the harley , atv , and mower .

I had this ol charger laying around so I made it work

Shiloh 24 · Dec 15, 2010

ramhunter9 said:
I have 3 of them already , one for the harley , atv , and mower .

I had this ol charger laying around so I made it work

Oh ok, lol I wasn't sure if you knew about em or not. I think that'd be a better way to go, with the charger you could overcharge it and end up with a swollen plastic blob if your not careful. I'm not sure if the same would happen if it was on like a 2 amp charge but I'm sure overtime it would produce the same effect as on like 10 or 20 amp.

ramhunter9 · Dec 15, 2010

Ya Im going to look for a trickle charger .

AWE Daniel · Dec 15, 2010

0212353 · Dec 15, 2010

sweeeeet

KGBIGCOUNTRY · Dec 15, 2010

Nice mod, The duramaxes at work also have a woven sleeve around them that I guess keeps the temps up alill.

adamwilkes14 · Dec 15, 2010

Dont chargers have a built in deal where they shut off once the battery is charges? I believe mine does...

ramhunter9 · Dec 15, 2010

Well the charger I have is not a maintainer so I ordered a tender and I will just wire it up how I have it now . The plug works good and easy . Those naner clips are a pain in the ass . This way I dont have to pop the hood .

ramhunter9 · Dec 15, 2010

Adam , mine just says charger . So I ^^^ above

adamwilkes14 · Dec 15, 2010

Yeah, mine has 3 settings...a 6 volt ? amp setting, 12volt 2amp setting and a 12volt 6amp setting...it was relatively cheap too, like less than $30

lilfroger · Dec 15, 2010

CTD's don't have glow plugs. The cord is for the block heater. To keep the coolant temps @ 150 to ease starting.

To make it more permanent and more secure install a Wigidigit.
Block HeaterPlug

ramhunter9 · Dec 15, 2010

whats the price Jo?

lilfroger · Dec 15, 2010

Geno's has them for $45

BLOCK HEATER BUMPER PLUG ('03-'09)-Dodge Cummins Diesel Truck Accessories – Geno’s Garage

RubberFrog · Dec 15, 2010

I like the plug JoJo has. Definately do not leave your charger on too long or you will fry your new battery.

ramhunter9 · Dec 15, 2010

YA I fully charged it and took it off .

Redtruck-VA · Dec 15, 2010

Just a note a discharged battery can freeze, so it might be best to bring the battery inside to thawl out before charging. Also, freezing a battery often wrecks the plates. Did I mention I hate the cold..

Trupiano · Dec 15, 2010

Pretty cool RH!

Home made winter mod !

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