Really dumb question here. Operators manual disappeared. Where is the block heater plug on a D6t -2012. Thx
Depends on Serial number - various different locations............
Tried very hard to not say it but the devil got the best of me: On the end of the block heater cord! But as it is often said a S/N is the best information you can post if looking for information on any machine but sometimes even more so with a Cat! Just took a quick look on SIS and it looks like there are around two dozen S/N prefixes and who knows how many S/N breaks in some of those. Sure 90% of them may be the same in regards to block heaters but with my luck I would pick the wrong one!
Are 2014 is on the left side below battery’s there is a door on side with a hour meter, light switch and block heat plug in
Sorry, my bad. Zjb00289 Mine has a round grommet plug in the compartment with the bat disconnect, but no 120v prongs for an extension cord.
........and do you know why..? It wasn't originally equipped with a jacket water heater when it was built. It's an optional attachment.............. I looked for it under your Serial Number but no dice. When I just put ZJB-prefix in, up it popped. See attachment.
Have to wonder if that D6T was not originally ordered for shipment to Canada? Hard to imagine anyone buying a piece of equipment for there without a block heater! Reminds me of some Terex trucks the company bought that were built in Brazil! I think I was the one who noticed they did not come with heaters for the cab!
I would think not, because it's equipped with a TIER 4 Interim emissions package which is/was not mandatory for Canada at the time (2011) that the machine was originally built. Everything that went up North in that era was TIER 3.
Block heaters were usually a special order on new machines and almost never ordered on rental fleet machines. In my region, most of them were dealer add on later in life.
anyway to add one to a 316 E Excavator? #DZW00991 I put a pan,hydraulic heater and battery tender, but would like to install a block heater as well. I didnt see one available on the cat parts store
Nothing that shows up immediately under the S/N prefix. But maybe there is a jacket water heater installation somewhere for a C4.4 engine. It'll take a bit more digging.
Only plug-and-play installation I can find is for a C4.4 Generator Set. See attached. Maybe the hoses might need to be different lengths but would something like this work.? Do you have a couple of screwed plugs on the side of the cylinder block to which the valves could be connected.?
You guys are chocked full of good info. Thanks a lot! The tractor was originally sold down into Texas I believe. IIRC there is a HOLT sticker on it somewhere. It came to Canada, then spent most of its life installing pipeline in Alberta. In Alberta you would think a block heater would be mandatory. The manual calls for a block heater below -18C. Anyway, thanks for the info. I will have to check the block to makes sure there isnt one hidden somewhere, before I get the kit.
Katz and zerostart both show a frost plug heater for a C4.4 and give directions on where it's installed.
Thanks Nige, I went out and looked tonight and saw a plug on top of engine that looks like it would work, Will need to take off a belly pan to see bottom half of engine better. the local cat store assured me it would start down to -25f with no problems. Maybe it would, but not something I’d like to do! Excellent! I will check that out as well, thanks