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- Location
- Michigan
- Ram Year
- 2016 3500 SRW
- Engine
- 6.4 HEMI
I am quite certain that this install will be the same or very similar in the 6.4 and 5.7 hemi so that is why i posted it here. For all to see.
Disclaimer:I am no mechanic so dont do what i tell you[emoji6]
Tools.
Headlamp
Dewalt light (the LED one that comes with your drill, takes drill battery)
10mm socket
10mm open ended wrench
15mm socket
T30 Allen wrench
Dielectric grease
Laundry list of curse words
Safety glasses!!
Beer!!!
Got my parts here.
https://www.moparpartsgiant.com/par....html?Filter=(E=ESA;T=DFP;M=SLT+Crew+Cab+4WD)
There are pre-install snap in clips to hold the cord in the correct places to route the cord. Problem is they are all in the wrong spot on the cord. They are all “zip-tie” attached to the cord so I had to pry back the little tab inside the zip-tie and push the zip-tie apart. Once i did this i could freely slide them up and down the cord accordingly. The biggest pain in the ass about this whole thing was moving the clips on the cord and getting them attached properly to the engine.
First disconnect the negative battery cable because you are going to have to unbolt the starter next.[emoji3596][emoji3596]
In this picture you can see the green arrows that point to the heat shield bolts on the starter that needs to come off to allow clearance for the heater element. Blue arrows show starter bolts that need to come all the way out. Red arrow just barley showing were the heater element will go in.[emoji3596][emoji3596]
This picture shows the heat shield removed giving a better view of were the heater will go in[emoji3596][emoji3596]
This pic shows the starter bolts removed and i just slightly pulled the starter out and it rested a little lower allowing clearance.[emoji3596][emoji3596]
Now you see the element slid into the hole and the starter bolted back up. For the love of god bolt the starter back up before you try tightening the heater to the block. If you drop you allen wrench it will fall right into the flywheel housing if the starter is pulled out[emoji23][emoji23]. Make sure you hold the heater all the way up into the hole while bolting the starter up. It will want to slide out and get in your way. Be very easy sliding the element into the hole in the block. The element is aluminum so if you Marr it up it will not fit in the hole well. I put anti-seize in the heater element bolt.[emoji3596][emoji3596]
Next I made sure I had enough cord to get to where I wanted it to be at my bumper and slid the clips down the cord to line up with the attachment points on the head. There are 4 attachments, one being on the very back. I was literally laying on top of my radiator and engine with my feet on the garage wall trying to get to it. Quite a few clips on the cord that I did not know what they were for so I cut them off. When you reference the picture there’s only a few used and I only used a few that were needed FOR ME. [emoji3596][emoji3596]
I coiled the extra cord up in front of the truck for now until I put a bumper plug in and ran the cord by the headlight for now. It has a nice cover on the plug prongs too.[emoji3596][emoji3596]
Last picture you can see the direction I routed the cord from under the truck. I slipped it between a Metal heat shield and the firewall heat shield. I’m not too thrilled with where the block heater is as it’s right next to the exhaust manifold. The cord is wrapped in its own heat shielding but we’ll see how long it last in this environment. There really is no good way to route the cord to the appropriate attachment points. Put some dielectric grease were the cord plugs into the heater.
Feel free to add anything you think I may have missed. There have been a lot of people asking about a block heater for the 6.4 and it’s due time there’s been a thread about this install.
Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]
Disclaimer:I am no mechanic so dont do what i tell you[emoji6]
Tools.
Headlamp
Dewalt light (the LED one that comes with your drill, takes drill battery)
10mm socket
10mm open ended wrench
15mm socket
T30 Allen wrench
Dielectric grease
Laundry list of curse words
Safety glasses!!
Beer!!!
Got my parts here.
https://www.moparpartsgiant.com/par....html?Filter=(E=ESA;T=DFP;M=SLT+Crew+Cab+4WD)
There are pre-install snap in clips to hold the cord in the correct places to route the cord. Problem is they are all in the wrong spot on the cord. They are all “zip-tie” attached to the cord so I had to pry back the little tab inside the zip-tie and push the zip-tie apart. Once i did this i could freely slide them up and down the cord accordingly. The biggest pain in the ass about this whole thing was moving the clips on the cord and getting them attached properly to the engine.
First disconnect the negative battery cable because you are going to have to unbolt the starter next.[emoji3596][emoji3596]
In this picture you can see the green arrows that point to the heat shield bolts on the starter that needs to come off to allow clearance for the heater element. Blue arrows show starter bolts that need to come all the way out. Red arrow just barley showing were the heater element will go in.[emoji3596][emoji3596]
This picture shows the heat shield removed giving a better view of were the heater will go in[emoji3596][emoji3596]
This pic shows the starter bolts removed and i just slightly pulled the starter out and it rested a little lower allowing clearance.[emoji3596][emoji3596]
Now you see the element slid into the hole and the starter bolted back up. For the love of god bolt the starter back up before you try tightening the heater to the block. If you drop you allen wrench it will fall right into the flywheel housing if the starter is pulled out[emoji23][emoji23]. Make sure you hold the heater all the way up into the hole while bolting the starter up. It will want to slide out and get in your way. Be very easy sliding the element into the hole in the block. The element is aluminum so if you Marr it up it will not fit in the hole well. I put anti-seize in the heater element bolt.[emoji3596][emoji3596]
Next I made sure I had enough cord to get to where I wanted it to be at my bumper and slid the clips down the cord to line up with the attachment points on the head. There are 4 attachments, one being on the very back. I was literally laying on top of my radiator and engine with my feet on the garage wall trying to get to it. Quite a few clips on the cord that I did not know what they were for so I cut them off. When you reference the picture there’s only a few used and I only used a few that were needed FOR ME. [emoji3596][emoji3596]
I coiled the extra cord up in front of the truck for now until I put a bumper plug in and ran the cord by the headlight for now. It has a nice cover on the plug prongs too.[emoji3596][emoji3596]
Last picture you can see the direction I routed the cord from under the truck. I slipped it between a Metal heat shield and the firewall heat shield. I’m not too thrilled with where the block heater is as it’s right next to the exhaust manifold. The cord is wrapped in its own heat shielding but we’ll see how long it last in this environment. There really is no good way to route the cord to the appropriate attachment points. Put some dielectric grease were the cord plugs into the heater.
Feel free to add anything you think I may have missed. There have been a lot of people asking about a block heater for the 6.4 and it’s due time there’s been a thread about this install.
Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]
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