North by NorthEast by Choice - the saga of sadwar continues

I thought it only heats the engine block. I would check the manual. Good question.

 

Never mind that was shore power for an rv which might be similar. It said it charged the batteries and ran the 120v cab system and the inverter.

 

If the socket under the drivers door says "block heater" that is the one you are looking for. Hooking that up to 120v runs a heating element that is in the side of the engine block which heats the coolant and keeps the block warm making for easier starting. I'm pretty sure on those Cascadias they have a heater in the water separator to heat fuel that might be gelled inside the housing. I would guess these are set up to come on when the ignition is turned on, so if you turn the ignition on (but don't start right away) it should have a chance to warm up any fuel that may have gelled up a bit in the separator. Unless that same socket is also wired up to your APU to provide power for shore power, it won't charge you batteries or anything.

Honestly, if you've got northern fuel in there, plug the block heater in, go out there in the morning, turn the ignition on but don't start right away, then start it up, chance are you'll be perfectly fine. Give everything plenty of time to warm up. It won't protect against fuel gelling in the tanks or lines but without specialized heaters there's not too much more you can do. It's up to you if you wanted to put some anti-gel additive in the fuel. Personally I wouldn't.

 

Suppose to be single #s for lows tonight..... Plug her in.

 

Not 100% on this, but I don't think it will prevent the fuel from gelling. It does keep the coolant warm. I'd treat your fuel with an anti-gel.

 

If it does not heat the fuel then can you get a device put on truck that does? I don't know if they make an aftermarket item or not so I thought I would ask all of you experts. Then again if you are on a 1 year lease it might not be worth it.

 

You could probably get done if those sticky pad heat pads and stick them on the tanks.

 

You don't need to do all that. Just make sure the fuel in your tank was treated by the seller. If you bought it up north, it will be OK. The problem would happen if you buy fuel in say Georgia, then drive all day up to Indiana, park the truck overnight at temps below 10 degrees. Just watch that.

The truck should be idled at below 10 if no shore power is available.
I've been driving 4 winters and never added stabilizer and never had a problem.

 

Rule of thumb 30 and lower plug in the block heater, located below drivers door. 10 and lower idle. Also wind chill doesn't affect it.