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DEWFPO previously said:
I just ordered one from a dealer in MN because the responses I got from my local western CO dealer (service mgr and parts guy) were all negative.
They advised against using them for the following reasons :
- can't get one (were only available from '85 -'95 from Toyota)
- limited access to install
- rots out
- can't get spare parts when they go bad
- they don't seal up
- too many problems
They do not stock them and do not sell them.
I've used them for years in everything I own. Never had a problem. Although this is a different design then I am used to. It doesn't actualy replace a freeze out plug like it does in my trucks and tractor. So I don't know how they'd rot out, leak, not seal up, etc....
DEWFPO
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Heh, funny excuses. My dad has used block heaters in Northern BC where they have real harsh winters and he has never had any issue with the block heaters.
Here it an option you can order from the Toyota dealership, but not really needed in my neck of the woods where we have a milder, wet, rainy winter.
I want one for my mountain cabin though - its cold there.
