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Old 01-21-2013, 02:18 PM
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-2 this morning and no issues at all. Economy is off by an easy 4 mpg. Truck feels a bit sluggish for the first 10 miles or so.
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You guys up in MN/WI, does your ecoboost come with an engine heater? Does all eco's have this or did you order as an option? Its suppose to be in the teens for lows, i know nothing like you guys are getting up there but just asking?
The heater is a accessory that you specifically have to option for. Many dealers up here order them, but honestly you really don't need one. The last vehicle I had a heater on was my diesel, but then I was heating batteries, the block, the fuel pump, etc. These things pull a lot of power, so you'll want to use a timer. It only has to run a couple of hours to get things hot.
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Originally Posted by Cord

The heater is a accessory that you specifically have to option for. Many dealers up here order them, but honestly you really don't need one. The last vehicle I had a heater on was my diesel, but then I was heating batteries, the block, the fuel pump, etc. These things pull a lot of power, so you'll want to use a timer. It only has to run a couple of hours to get things hot.
I think they are putting block heaters standard on all Canadian vehicles. My truck came with it without special order.
I thought I heard they put them standard on all northern vehicles from a certain line up.
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Originally Posted by MadocHandyman
I think they are putting block heaters standard on all Canadian vehicles. My truck came with it without special order.
I thought I heard they put them standard on all northern vehicles from a certain line up.
They do, I was messing around on Fords website the other day to build a super duty and they block heater comes standard on a bunch of Norther states (and I assume standard means the price is already added in for you )
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Originally Posted by Cord
The heater is a accessory that you specifically have to option for. Many dealers up here order them, but honestly you really don't need one. The last vehicle I had a heater on was my diesel, but then I was heating batteries, the block, the fuel pump, etc. These things pull a lot of power, so you'll want to use a timer. It only has to run a couple of hours to get things hot.
ALL F150s shipped to Minnesota come standard with a block heater. I believe it is also true for Wisconsin and North Dakota.
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Mine doesn't have a block heater up here in Maine.
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Originally Posted by acadianbob
ALL F150s shipped to Minnesota come standard with a block heater. I believe it is also true for Wisconsin and North Dakota.
I'd swear that when I was building my 2011 that I could order the truck without the heater. That said, Ford just confirmed what you said, in AK, MN, ND, SD, MT, WI and WY the heater is STANDARD.
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Does that makes us special that we live in a select few states that Ford does this in? Warmest its been all day is right now...-5 F
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Warmed up to 0 here.
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7 deg F on the way home


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