So i was hauling a tractor from my shop to my house the other night to get ready to move some snow. Had my 35 ft. gooseneck hooked up and was going to bring it back to my shop the next morning. So i figure i will park my pickup outside for the night instead of unhooking the trailer and just plug it in. I have never plugged this pickup in because it is always in a heated garage. So i grab my extension cord and open the hood to plug it in. Can't find the block heater cord, hmm, so i get on my back in the snow and start fishing around under my pickup figuring it is tied up somewhere dumb. well after 45 minutes in the dark with a flashlight laying in the snow i said forget it and went in the house. Got to the shop the next morning and decided to find this damn cord if it's the only thing i do that day. Look and look and look some more. Can't find it. Call my parts dealer and ask where this damn thing is at. Parts guy says: It's a 6.7 cummins right? Yep i say. Oh, well that only comes with the block heater, the cord for it is an accessory. WHAT?!! You got to be kidding me. Well he wasn't, got the cord today for it. what a joke. They can't even put a $20 cord on a diesel pickup. What's wrong with this picture. So any way, if you own a 6.7 cummins and plan to plug it in, better make sure you have a cord. Rant Over.
ATTN: 6.7 Cummins owners, got a piece of info for ya.
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dmkhnr
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Ford does it like this as-well.
My 01 ford had the cord
My 05 cummins did not, I had to buy the cord and install.
My 07 cummins had the cord.
My fathers 06 ford did not, I had to buy the cord and install.
Ford wanted $99 for their cord but I got it at carquest for under $20. Dodge wanted $30+ if I remember correctly but I got it at cummins for alot less.
They all use the same connector so you can buy the cord for dodge/ford/case/ at carquest.
My 01 ford had the cord
My 05 cummins did not, I had to buy the cord and install.
My 07 cummins had the cord.
My fathers 06 ford did not, I had to buy the cord and install.
Ford wanted $99 for their cord but I got it at carquest for under $20. Dodge wanted $30+ if I remember correctly but I got it at cummins for alot less.
They all use the same connector so you can buy the cord for dodge/ford/case/ at carquest.
block cord
ya i also just learned this today aswell, i found brand new ones on ebay shipped for 20$ dealer told me $70, what a joke!
ya i also just learned this today aswell, i found brand new ones on ebay shipped for 20$ dealer told me $70, what a joke!
If he still had a dmax he wouldn't be pullin tractors around! J/k.
It seems hit and miss, my 07 didn't have one, but my 08 does.
It seems hit and miss, my 07 didn't have one, but my 08 does.
because dmax's glow plugs are so superior to the grid heater plugging in is easy and convenient.
Got the cord on my 08 Mega but I think it was an "option".
Thats why the trucks cost so much more up here, now if they would just swap us Canadians the cord for all the emmissions crap thats not law up here then we would be happy.
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Extreme-One
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My 06 5.9 Dodge didn't have the cord neither did my new 09 6.7 Dodge... I guess all cummins engines have the block heater, just depends whether the dealer orders them in with the cord. I was told that all trucks shipped to Canada and Alaska had the cord. I got mine at the local cummins semi repair shop for 10.00.
My 02 Duramax came with the cord as part of the winter option and was tied up under the fuel filter.
My 02 Duramax came with the cord as part of the winter option and was tied up under the fuel filter.
