Block heater question

[93BRUEG]

Im looking to buy a genorator to power my block heater while im at college. Does any1 know how many watt genorator it would take to power a stock 2001 7.3L block heater

[ThirdCoastStroker]

that is going to cost quite a bit huh? run a generator all night for however many days, cant just plug an extension cord in

[93BRUEG]

I dont have acces to out lits.....so i was just gunna chain it to my tow hooks with a lock and run it a couple of hours before i want to go home

[Galaxie]

There are a few people who do this up north and in AK. I dont know what size you need but when you figure it out, check out craigs list. There are affordable ones on there always.

[93BRUEG]

thats what im tryin to find out.....i would think a 2000 watt would do it

[Galaxie]

2000 would im sure.

[jesilvas]

I THINK it's a 1300W element. Just crank it up about 30 mins before you leave and you'll be good. It's what I would do.

[caissiel]

I agree with the 30 minutes but how are you going to start the generator. Make sure it will start in the cold. The ford heater is 600Watt. Unless its a special one that usualy don't work much better. It usualy heats up then shuts off anyway.

[93BRUEG]

thanks yall....i would like to buy one of those small inverter deals. that are like the size of a small tool box.....i would keep it in my doorm room

[sgg93]

Gonna be mighty tough to run that inverter, then have enough left crank it over while running the glow plugs and the PCM.