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This is how to put block heater in a 4.0.


Block Heater,,,,,

You know the saying "Dont do as I do, Do as I say",, This really applies here too. Last year while out in Minot North Dakota, I stopped by the local Oreillys Auto parts and picked up a block heater. I went out to a friends house to install. I knocked out the softplug and it was then I realized it was not going to fit,, some Jackwgon pulled out the instruction sheet, AND come to find out it was even a different heater than what should have been in the package. I knocked out the easiest one to get to, driver side middle,, so back to town before parts store closed to get a temp soft plug. I never did get the block heater in. Just make sure you have the instructions no matter what. I never would have thought it would make a difference. But it wouldnt fit in the hole due to the placement of the hole in relation the the cylinder. So yea... If all else fails, make sure to check 2 or 3 packages to make sure your getting the right one. I am back in Oregon now so I really dont need a block heater.
 
Just talked to the local Ford dealer. They told me the official Ford block heater is $175 and up to 2 hrs (at $95/hr) to install, maybe less... So with tax they wanted up to $387 I said no thanks. Should be about $125 total through the dealer.
 
Small update to this - Kat's # 11416 block heater works perfect in my 1994 Ranger w/ 4.0 engine. I removed the front right freeze plug and put it there as the tech article suggests.

I was looking for one of these and apparently Kat's is somewhat out of business? Their Facebook page hasn't been updated since 2021, Google says they're permanently closed, and another associated business (autocoolingsolutions.com) had a post on their website that said something to the effect of "there was a merger, things didn't work out and we're not longer associated with Kat's."

Only mentioning all this because apparently the 11416 block heater is not compatible with the 4.0 engine as per every parts store I checked and RockAuto but it IS compatible with 2.3's and 3.0's.
 

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