Block Heater Blow-out... again!
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Block Heater Blow-out... again!
Today I had my block heater spring a leak again. The first time was during a WOT acceleration from a stop. This blew the heater right out of the block. I replaced it with a new one from the dealer.
Today I slammed the accelerator, most of the way, merging on to the highway, and the block heater sprung a leak at the seal.
I nursed it to a strip mall where I was able to determine that it was the block heater again. I tried to push it back in and tighten it, but it only made it worse - going from a trickle to a down pour. At this point I gave up and called the tow truck. 
What I would like to know is if there is a better block heater or other thing I should do to prevent this from happening a third time? I don't drive car during the winter and it's stored in a garage so I don't really need the block heater.
Today I slammed the accelerator, most of the way, merging on to the highway, and the block heater sprung a leak at the seal.
I nursed it to a strip mall where I was able to determine that it was the block heater again. I tried to push it back in and tighten it, but it only made it worse - going from a trickle to a down pour. At this point I gave up and called the tow truck. What I would like to know is if there is a better block heater or other thing I should do to prevent this from happening a third time? I don't drive car during the winter and it's stored in a garage so I don't really need the block heater.
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Originally Posted by DESPERADO
I don't drive car during the winter and it's stored in a garage so I don't really need the block heater.
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Anyone wanna throw out ideas as to why I keep blowing these out? Why is the crankcase pressure getting so high? I'm going to have my rad cap tested, if it's not that could the water pump by-pass be failing?
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Originally Posted by DESPERADO
Anyone wanna throw out ideas as to why I keep blowing these out? Why is the crankcase pressure getting so high? I'm going to have my rad cap tested, if it's not that could the water pump by-pass be failing?
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Originally Posted by CFI-EFI
Crankcase pressure??
[QUOTE=CFI-EFI]Otherwise I would say the installation is suspect./QUOTE]
No way! I installed it myself
