Block Heater Plug Upgrade

[PToombs]

Well, I just got done doing something with my block heater plug on my 2nd gen. I was tired of it hanging out there in the weather, so I grabbed some parts I had laying around and made it better than stock.

I used a cheap 3 prong plastic plug, and an RV trailer plug. ($7 at Wally world. )





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I just removed the guts from the RV unit and slid the plug inside. I marked thru the keeper holes and predrilled the plug a little so the keeper screws held it in.

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Then I cut out the top of a 5 gallon pail, 5" x5", and hole sawed a 2" hole in it, centered verticely, and 2" in from the left side. I had to trim about 1/4" off the bottom, and round the left corners. There is a notch in the top about 1/4" deep, visible in the pics, where it locks in.

Don't mind that nasty cut in the notch, I was using large tin snips.

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[PToombs]

Here it is with the plug in the plate.

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And now it's all screwed in, and plugged in! Much better than before, when it was hanging out of the hole!

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[HBarlow]

A handy practical solution!

 

[PToombs]

Thanks Harvey! I just whipped it up from used parts laying around. I can replace it with new for about $10, can't beat that!

 

[JMarketos]

Kudos PToombs. A handy, practical and economical solution using your "thinker". Will definitely keep this in mind for mine...

 

[rMetzger]

I like it