Why I Never Plug The Truck In During Winter

I figured it was because it came from a warmer climate, just never saw a truck without one here in the Hoosier. That set up you got is nice, you realize yer spoiled now, right?

 

Trucks in the warmer climates wont have block heaters.They usually also won't have fuel tank heaters.

 

They probably dont run winter fronts either?!

 

No tank heaters either, but it does have winter front provisions. I guess it's like Burky says it's a spec thing, just something I've never ran into. I won't forget looking for it the first night it got down around 10 degrees, froze my rear off and got some ribbing from that one. Found a use for a cordless extension cord.

 

It's very easy to block too much air to the intercooler. I tend to not run one unless the truck just won't maintain heat. I believe most engine manufacturers insist you not run one.
About 10 years ago I was running through NE and WY and it was so windy and cold I couldn't get the water temp up over 90 degrees and I was freezing my butt off and didn't have on. I had to go to the truck stop and strap some boxes on front I had the whole thing covered and still couldn't get it over 120 but the head wind was so bad my exhaust gas temp was running WAY high.

 

My Detroit never gets hot even in summer... the engine fan only came on once last summer! So it needs all the help it can get in the winter, otherwise I never get heat in the cab! If I know there is going to be a brief spike in temp, I will rather leave it on. But then again since the beginning of December our temps have been in the 0 to 5F range pretty steady.
People even run winter fronts on their cars and pickups here.

Medicine, maybe in Texas the manufacturers dont recommend them, but I dont think they would be saying that here...

 

Never ran one either.