seandrisc
SDD Junior Member
after plugging my truck in for the night the block heater cord is extremely hot to the touch any idea what would cause this?
Crumm said:Short in the cord or heater. My cord is stone cold after being plugged in for days. Normally any time a electrical cord of any type gets hot it is because it is being overloaded. Is the whole cord hot or just by the plug? Check the cord, connections at both ends and heater element. I would not recommend using it until you fix it, hate to see a classic 94-97 go up in a ball of flames..
Big Joe may be hitting the nail on the head. Don;t use one of those little inside the house power cords. Mine was on last night for 10 hours and it was stonecold this AM. Hope you can fine out what's wrong soon.BIG JOE said:What Crumm sez and, what Guage wire is yer extention cord ? How long is it ? The longer the cord, the more voltage drop. Should be at least 12 Guage. And on a 15 amp service, with not much else on that service when yer Block Heater is on.
The plugs on our Block heaters are known for going bad.
Like Crumm sez.... I would'nt use it, til you get it figured out.
JOE