LB7 Intake Heater

[bullfrogjohnson]

I was working on the motor yesterday swapping exhaust housings. I pulled the Intake heater coil out to ease the removal of the compressor cover.

Man is that coil big and takes up quite a bit or room in the intake horn. Looks to be quite a restriction also.

Anyone thought of deleting this? In a warmer climate I would think that it doesnt cycle very often and the glowplugs would sufficient for cold days.

Any thoughts?

 

[2500HeavyDuty]

i thought about that yesterday, its not cold enough here in tex

 

[malibu795]

I was working on the motor yesterday swapping exhaust housings. I pulled the Intake heater coil out to ease the removal of the compressor cover.

Man is that coil big and takes up quite a bit or room in the intake horn. Looks to be quite a restriction also.

Anyone thought of deleting this? In a warmer climate I would think that it doesnt cycle very often and the glowplugs would sufficient for cold days.

Any thoughts?

yep i did while ago early 07.. cut all the coil elements off then stuck it back in there.. left the ~1/8" rod going down the center.. either way it is better then the ~1" coil that is oem there

used EFI live to turn off the intake heater permantly i put all tables to 0

the coldest i have started up is ~48* with no problem.
you can also control start-up time the GP are on (b0401)
and the engine running time the GPs are one (b0402) value is seconds of time the GP are on

 

[sweetdiesel]

Travis you want the plug?

lots of people remove it,LLY dont even have a intake heater

you can use EFI to disable the coil and just remember to wrap the wire up in electrical tape.....there is a lot of voltage to that wire

 

[never satisfied]

Travis you want the plug?

lots of people remove it,LLY dont even have a intake heater

you can use EFI to disable the coil and just remember to wrap the wire up in electrical tape.....there is a lot of voltage to that wire

That is exactly what I did.

 

[mytmousemalibu]

Anyone know what, were, or how much $ for a plug? I'd like to keep my heater as a working part. Pipe plug from hardware store?

 

[02freighttrain]

Mines gone too. Looks like it could be a sizeable restriction. Don't know what the effect would be on a 0 degree morning. BTW doesn't the LLY use the EGR to take place of the LB7 heater?

 

[sweetdiesel]

Anyone know what, were, or how much $ for a plug? I'd like to keep my heater as a working part. Pipe plug from hardware store?

give me a couple days and ill let ya know what the thread size is

 

[sweetdiesel]

Mines gone too. Looks like it could be a sizeable restriction. Don't know what the effect would be on a 0 degree morning. BTW doesn't the LLY use the EGR to take place of the LB7 heater?

my lly dosnt have a EGR

lbz use a heatergrid to heat the air intake

 

[jimdmax]

I Brought A Plug From Dmaxlover I Think He Makes Them ,you May Have To Pm Him But I Dont Think He Is On Here, May Have To Log On To Tdp And See If He Has Any. I Could Not Beleave How Big The Heating Elment Is. Let Me Know If You Can't Find Him.


Jim

 

[mytmousemalibu]

Thanks guys!

 

[sweetdiesel]

I Brought A Plug From Dmaxlover I Think He Makes Them ,you May Have To Pm Him But I Dont Think He Is On Here, May Have To Log On To Tdp And See If He Has Any. I Could Not Beleave How Big The Heating Elment Is. Let Me Know If You Can't Find Him.


Jim

That is who i got mine from,But i dont need it anymore

 

[LarryJewell]

Mines gone too. Looks like it could be a sizeable restriction. Don't know what the effect would be on a 0 degree morning. BTW doesn't the LLY use the EGR to take place of the LB7 heater?

I took off all my egr equipment last summer, I didnt have any problems this winter.

 

[LB7Diesel]

I was working on the motor yesterday swapping exhaust housings. I pulled the Intake heater coil out to ease the removal of the compressor cover.

Man is that coil big and takes up quite a bit or room in the intake horn. Looks to be quite a restriction also.

Anyone thought of deleting this? In a warmer climate I would think that it doesnt cycle very often and the glowplugs would sufficient for cold days.

Any thoughts?

I've got some extra plugs if you want one

 

[Jared Duramax]

travis what if you just cut off the grid and put the heater back in then disable it in EFI

 

[Nasty Girl]

Got rid of mine a couple years back for obvious reasons.:rofl: No problems at all even up here in our cold winters.

 

[C.A.P]

I have seen one person use the plug as a place to tap for boost measurement !

 

[mytmousemalibu]

I've got some extra plugs if you want one

How much! $$$? I'd prolly like to get one!

 

[2500HeavyDuty]

i want to delete mine soon, im getting a new intercooler very soon

 

[LB7Diesel]

How much! $$$? I'd prolly like to get one!

I think I paid $25 each for them from dmaxlover on the dp. I'll bring one to work and get the thread size and try and have some made. Seems alot of salad folks could use them.:hug: