engine water heater - what type?

[radman1]

NoMo and Catman
You both remembered my cab heat issue didn't you. Since my dealer closed this week, I decided to do my own trouble shooting. I am going to remove my current plug type block heater. I got an adapter to fit in the hole and then will use a 5/8 hose fitting on the adapter and run the return cab heater hose into the block with some extra heater hose I have. Then run the tractor to see if this cures my engine heat problem. If it does then I will put a different engine heater on the tractor. If it doesn't then I will revert it to the way it was and take it to another dealer.
My previous dealer was going to change the injector timing but since they were going out of business in 2 more days, I said no way. I didn't want to have something go wrong or make it worse and no one else to take it to.

 

[RalphVa]

I bought a bottom radiator hose heater for my old 220D from J.C. Whitney way back in about 1975ish. I worked great to heat the engine preheated for about an hour in -22 F weather.

Don't recall the wattage. It was easy to install on the 220D. Space is more limited on compact tractor engines.

Ralph

 

[BTDT]

Good luck. I thought I read where they were trying to blame your heater not working due to leaking cab insulation. If I were you I would try whatever I thought would work.