I live in Indiana I know it doesn't get to cold but I keep reading that it will help for those cold starts sometimes I leave the house about 4 every morning so it's kinda cold haha. But I also work at a parts store and they have this block heater that will fit in a freeze plug and with the discount I can get it for 23 bucks compared to the dealer for 83. I want a block heater no matter what cause when I finish school I will be moving to North Dakota this coming winter maybe.... This is the part and part number

 

It looks exactly like the block heater I purchased from John Deere for my diesel tractor. It works great in Nebraska, but it doesn't get as cold as N. Dakota.

The installation requires a little manipulation to get it into the freeze plug hole, nothing that the average DIY can't handle. Go for it.

 

Doesn't get as cold in North Dakota? Than Nebraska? Um, yes. Colder.

 

Excellent idea but the wording on the package are not in English. Where is it made at?

 

North Dakota native here. Get the block heater. Best 23 bucks you will ever spend. Most Americans have never had to start a vehicle when it has been cold soaked overnight at -20 or colder. A block heater will save your bacon and allow the vehicle to warm up quicker as well. May also want to look at a megnetic oil pan heater and a battery warmer if you will not have access to a garage. Remote start systems are a must.

 

North Dakota? Sorry for changing the subject but I've been trying to find people on here from ND. What part?

 

USA it's the back of the package sorry front had a small pic not very good one so I took one of the back

 

As long as you get a good battery with something like 550-600 cold cranking amps, you don't need any kind of heater for anything above -20. Assuming you're using a 0w or 5w oil. Anything below that and a block heater is nice to have,

 

Lets-go-offroading, I'm originally from Beulah. Born and raised on a farm and ranch there. Left for a long stint in the Marine Corps. Retired now. May head back there. Trivia question for you. At what point do the farenheight and celcius scales cross (tempreture is same on both)? Answer, -40. When you grow up there and get up in the dark to do ranch chores before school and the temp is -40, you tend to notice those little things on the thermometer. Haaa. That bit of trivia got me partial credit on a chemistry exam one time. The professor asked how i knew the answer without showing my work. When i told him he got a good laugh. N Dakota was a great place to grow up.

 

I had one of these in my ranger. It was wonderful, even on -20 days my engine would be 90 when I started it. You have to remember that the transmission, tcase and axles are still -20 though, so you have to be nice until they warm up too.