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sillywillie07 Enthusiast

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Its not a good idea to run truck with block  heater working.  The antifreeze can move away from the heater element and cause it to burn out.   As it is circulating.

Alex Mullins New Member

Alex Mullins

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On 12/3/2019 at 10:42 AM, Gas said:

Can one start the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado HD2500 remotely when the block heater is  plugged in ?

I've done it a few times on REALLY cold mornings, but have not left the truck running for more than 5 minutes or so before unplugging.  I'd be interested to see if there is anything in the owner's manual/Duramax supplement for this.  

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rocnrol Enthusiast

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Its not a good idea to run truck with block  heater working.  The antifreeze can move away from the heater element and cause it to burn out.   As it is circulating.
What!!??

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I run mine all the time with the block heater plugged in. Four years old now... still working fine..

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davester Senior Enthusiast

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On 12/4/2019 at 5:47 PM, sillywillie07 said:

Its not a good idea to run truck with block  heater working.  The antifreeze can move away from the heater element and cause it to burn out.   As it is circulating.

Exactly how can it "move away from the heater element"?  The block heater is way below the coolant level and the water pump shouldn't be pumping air through the system.  There's nothing to go in the area around the heater element so it's not immersed in coolant.

Dirtbiker Enthusiast

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I have always done this on my trucks. I let them run for 20 minutes. Never been a problem.  Usually have 150,000 to 250,000 km on them when I trade them off. Not sure why it would be?

Colossus Senior Enthusiast

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Is it really a block heater or just a heater for the coolant? 

redwngr Senior Enthusiast

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On 12/18/2019 at 10:41 PM, Colossus said:

Is it really a block heater or just a heater for the coolant? 

It's a heating element that is in the coolant. 

Element warms the coolant, coolant warms the block.

 

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