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Here is the info I have. :) Paul

Sounds good, let us know how it works. :) Paul

1500W/230V is a lot of wattage, wouldn't think you would need to run it more than an half an hour. :) Paul

Yes they would have, but it might be hard to see a crack. I'm worried that they haven't figured it out by now. ;) Paul

If it not electrical, I would check the intake manifold again to see if there is a crack in it. They should know what cylinder is causing the problem. Check that intake tube. IMO :)

I couldn't find any 230v/240v Heaters on KAT's or eBay, but they had 12v. KAT's Catalog is lacking for info. ;) Paul

I would think if the Fusion has a 4 cylinder engine the block heater would work in a CMAX. My FORD block heater would fit Focus, CMAX, Fusion, pretty much all 4 cylinder FORD engines. :) Paul

I was just thinking you could wire the two Model 9 Oil Pan heaters in series so they combined voltage would be 250 Volt, problem solved. You almost have to remove the ICE to remove exhaust manifold. In my case I was lucky to be able to plug wire into block heater, but it came loose when the Dealer replaced the Transmission. Maybe I can talk my Grandson into sticking his hand up there to see if he can plug it in. It may take a serious bribe to pull that one off. LOL :) Paul ICE and Trans out of car. Paul

Engine Block Heater is Great except it is extremely hard to install, It took me several hours to install. I would not recommend it. Instead install two Wolverine Model 9 oil pan heaters( available on eBay), one on the bottom of oil pan and one on the back side of the engine block. This you could by You could oil pan heater here on the back of the block easily here. Oil pan heater here on the bottom of the ICE. :) Paul

I just updated my Life Time a week ago and two updates in 2,500 mi. with 110,654 mi., so I guess the older it gets, the better it gets. LOL :) Paul

Kind of sounds like an intake leak which would only show up when idling. Replacing the Head should have fixed that you would think. Isn't the intake manifold plastic? Maybe it has a crack in it. Just a thought. ;)

I sent you a PM and didn't hear back. Would have been nice. ;) Paul

It would seem Energi's have a lot lower instances of this problem. Good idea to check maintenance history. :) Should be a good car. Paul

I got mine extended at my FORD Dealer and they can give you your options. There are other warranties available and you can do a search for warranty options on this site. :) Paul

I would recommend getting an extended warranty so you don't have to worry about it. :) Paul

I made a Three day trip to Rochester,NY and back this week so I decided to fill up with ethanol free (6.1 gal) with the 93 octane Premium and then add 2/3 of bottle of NOS Octane Booster Racing Formula. I was amazed by the results and I saw the highest advance ignition timing ever. I started out on I-85, I-285, I-75, I-71, I-90 to I-390 and by the time I got to I-75(50 mi) my average MPG was 58 going 65-75mph. I think the Octane Booster was worth 2 mpg, but not the money spent on it. Temps started out in high 60's, got up to 78*F and then dropped down to 55*F and I did have a tail wind 10-20 mph. My average GPS speed was 63.5 mph and you can see on the GPS I wasn't driving slow, 84.9 mph max with 54.3 mpg average (53.5 mpg Actual). My second tank, 92 octane Premium Temps 50-58*F some rain averaged 53.6 mpg(51.6 mpg actual) . When I got home I did final full up 53.9 mpg average (54.1 actual). I had the Grill Covers on for the whole trip and only used the heater to lower the ICE temp below 230*F for no longer than a minute at a time on long climbs. The Total trip was 2033 mi. so I average about 700 mi. a day and BTW all three fill ups could have 700 mi. tanks. PS. Who said you could not get as good MPG's as a TDI. LOL :yahoo: Paul

I made a Three day trip to Rochester,NY and back this week so I decided to fill up with ethanol free (6.1 gal) with the 93 octane Premium and then add 2/3 of bottle of NOS Octane Booster Racing Formula. I was amazed by the results and I saw the highest advance ignition timing ever. I started out on I-85, I-285, I-75, I-71, I-90 to I-390 and by the time I got to I-75(50 mi) my average MPG was 58 going 65-75mph. I think the Octane Booster was worth 2 mpg, but not the money spent on it. Temps started out in high 60's, got up to 78*F and then dropped down to 55*F and I did have a tail wind 10-20 mph. My average GPS speed was 63.5 mph and you can see on the GPS I wasn't driving slow, 84.9 mph max with 54.3 mpg average (53.5 mpg Actual). My second tank, 92 octane Premium Temps 50-58*F some rain averaged 53.6 mpg(51.6 mpg actual) . When I got home I did final full up 53.9 mpg average (54.1 actual). I had the Grill Covers on for the whole trip and only used the heater to lower the ICE temp below 230*F for no longer than a minute at a time on long climbs. The Total trip was 2033 mi. so I average about 700 mi. a day and BTW all three fill ups could have 700 mi. tanks. PS. Who said you could not get as good MPG's as a TDI. LOL :yahoo: Paul

Well it is still going up 47.7 mpg :) Paul