My new 2024 Bighorn 2500.

[Rustypipes12]

I have one from the factory when I ordered my 2021 2500. They are not the same part as the one used on the Diesel. Here in Canada, block heaters are pretty much standard equipment. You rarely see a pickup from the big 3 without them.

I looked at a magnetic pan heater . I guess if you put on the shallow part of the you wouldn't have to worry about the snow ripping it off but then I wonder how effective it would be.

Never used a mag
Never used a magnetic. Block heaters typically heat the coolant, and we have used circulating coolant heaters. This warms the block a lot better than heating the oil. If you use 5w or 0w it doesn't need to be heated to be thin enough.

A block heater is pretty easy to install. Dealer should charge no more than an hour. The circulating ones cut into a heater hose which is easy too.

I cut into the heater hose to put a flush kit in my '09 TRX4. About a month later I was in the middle of God's Country when one of the clamps let go. I found a zip tie and reconnected the hose. I had to limp along for nearly 5 miles until I got to station with coolant. My antifreeze was so low the temp gauge stopped reading. I had to go by my oil temp and stop a few times.
That ended any idea of splicing a coolant line!

 

[Rustypipes12]

I might take her in for servicing when I get up to 10k miles. Then I'll see about having one installed. When the weather warms up I'll see if it's something I want to tackle.

 

[Dean2]

I looked at a magnetic pan heater . I guess if you put on the shallow part of the you wouldn't have to worry about the snow ripping it off but then I wonder how effective it would be.

I cut into the heater hose to put a flush kit in my '09 TRX4. About a month later I was in the middle of God's Country when one of the clamps let go. I found a zip tie and reconnected the hose. I had to limp along for nearly 5 miles until I got to station with coolant. My antifreeze was so low the temp gauge stopped reading. I had to go by my oil temp and stop a few times.
That ended any idea of splicing a coolant line!

Put the proper connectors on it next time. Every heater hose is clamped at each end, so that is not the problem.

 

[Rustypipes12]

Put the proper connectors on it next time. Every hose is clamped at each end, so that is not the problem.

I used the ones that came with the kit. Next time I'll just remove the thermostat, turn the heater on and run the hose into the radiator