it is usally in the front lower bumber area and no not all have them from the factory but it is pretty cheap to add one

 

Not all trucks have a block heater. If your truck has the supplemental heater, it will have a block heater. Ford did a really good job hiding the cord. It was tucked way up in the bumper (passenger side) and held in place with a metal clip.

 

While they are nice to have, they are not needed until you approach the -teens. I think Ford recommends like -10f but you can go lower. I have no issuse at 0. Might want to get the 15w40 out of the crankcase if that's what you use. 5 0r 10w is fine.

 

Ok I will have to look closer when I get a chance. I did not see it right in front like my old 7.3 so I was wondering, and I should be good on temps if thats the case then because I wouldn't think colder than the teens probably.

 

Sorry also forgot to say, Thank you guys for the replies

 

Well I went up there and no problems, lowest temp was about 20 and the only difference was when i would remote start it was the glow plugs actually took 5-10 seconds before it would crank. I have never seen that in FL lol

 

I will say between the snow and salt ny truck has NEVER been this dirty and first stop was my car wash where i have a membership to let her know I still love her.

 

This is where being thankful for the aluminum body comes into play!

 

Yea, salt is really fun up north lol.

 

lol, you southern boys make me laugh.

As stated above, block heaters are not standard equipment. When I ordered mine I paid $100 to have Ford install it at the factory during its build process.

Anywho, I only plug mine in when it gets 10F or colder out at night. I have a heavy duty timer set to come on 2-4 hours prior to first fire of the morning. Its normally set at 2 hours unless we get a real cold snap of -30F or colder, then I let it run for 4 hours.

 

-30......HELL NO
I didnt want to be outside too much in 20 with the wind and snow....
Hell the mountain was closed alot of places due to weather it said, I would hate to see what that temp made businesses do lol

 

-30 is a balmy winter day in Canada. Nothing like a 1/4” of caked on ice from driving on the highway.

 

coldest i have braved was -41F back in that polar vortex year.

I wore snowmobile boots, bibs and two sweatshirts. I also, rocked the big buddy heater in the cab of the truck to get by. Man that was good time. It was so cold, the 04 Ford 6.0 I had at the time leaked coolant out of the upper and lower rad hose cause it shrunk so much.

At night I thought my house was going to explode, it was cracking and groaning like you wouldn't believe. I was just sitting there nail biting hoping my water or septic tank didn't freeze solid.

ahhhh, good times it was.