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Today I used the engine block heater on my 07 for the first time (32 degrees out). I have the plug on a timer so it'll turn on 2 hours before I get up and go to work (great trick.) Worked great and cranked right up, however I noticed that it reset my Edge system to factory specs. It acted as if the heater block terminates battery connection to everything? Does this sound right to anyone. The system was professionally installed, so I don't see where the problem would lie. Anyone?
I'll try it again tomorrow and double check. Also will a Ford Dealer (Stealer) be able to calibrate speedos on lifted trucks running big rubber (38"), or am I better off hitting up a race shop with a dyno machine and the right tools? Thanks.
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07 F250 Lariat, 6.0L, 8" Fabtech lift, 38" Toyo M/T's, fender flares, Edge Platium, Magnaflow exhaust, K&N Aircharger, Pioneer Nav/DVD, JL Amp w/ stealth box console, rhino lined, Recon light bar, Recon aux lights, Aries SS bull bar, Viper SST alarm/remote start, Amp Research step bars, K40 Radar
The block heater reseting your edge makes no sense at all. The cord runs straight to the heater in the block and doesn't connect to anything else as far as I know. If it truely interrupted your battery connection, your radio and clock would have been reset also. I will be interested to hear what happened.
As far as your tires and the speedo adjustment I thought you edge adjust your speedo for tire size, but you have to know revs per mile.
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You're absolutely right, the Edge does re-calibrate the speedo and you can put it on the display. However if my electrical shortage keeps making me input the rev/miles of my tires every time I plug in the heater, I'll have to back it up with the factory speedo (which varies between 3-8 mph). I'll follow up tomorrow and see if the same problem occurs. Perhaps it was "Murphy" at work.
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07 F250 Lariat, 6.0L, 8" Fabtech lift, 38" Toyo M/T's, fender flares, Edge Platium, Magnaflow exhaust, K&N Aircharger, Pioneer Nav/DVD, JL Amp w/ stealth box console, rhino lined, Recon light bar, Recon aux lights, Aries SS bull bar, Viper SST alarm/remote start, Amp Research step bars, K40 Radar
The heater runs straight off your AC power, it has no connection to the 12V system or the trucks computers.
Something else made the change, not the block heater.
Mike
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It is possible. Contact the programmer manufacturer and tell them what is going on. Their hardware should be somewhat tolerant to stray RF. You can try to add a capacitor into the wiring for the programmer. The wire for the block heater runs side by side with the battery cables coming from the starter. It is possible the block heater cord is inducing a stray AC signal into the 12v DC system and it is confusing the programmer. Putting a capacitor in the programmer wiring would filter it out or you could move one of the cables (battery or block heater).
The heater runs straight off your AC power, it has no connection to the 12V system or the trucks computers.
Something else made the change, not the block heater.
Mike
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Originally Posted by rock_doctor
It is possible. Contact the programmer manufacturer and tell them what is going on. Their hardware should be somewhat tolerant to stray RF. You can try to add a capacitor into the wiring for the programmer. The wire for the block heater runs side by side with the battery cables coming from the starter. It is possible the block heater cord is inducing a stray AC signal into the 12v DC system and it is confusing the programmer. Putting a capacitor in the programmer wiring would filter it out or you could move one of the cables (battery or block heater).
I am under the same conclusion as you Mike. Rock Doc what you are saying seems feasible but I would like to think that Edge has built in safeties that would eliminate stray RF signals. It would seem juvenile to think otherwise. I'll see if the problems continues tomorrow and go from there. Maybe I'll end up ditching the system all together and keep it stock. We'll see....
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07 F250 Lariat, 6.0L, 8" Fabtech lift, 38" Toyo M/T's, fender flares, Edge Platium, Magnaflow exhaust, K&N Aircharger, Pioneer Nav/DVD, JL Amp w/ stealth box console, rhino lined, Recon light bar, Recon aux lights, Aries SS bull bar, Viper SST alarm/remote start, Amp Research step bars, K40 Radar
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