I have a 95 villager and it came from the factory with a block heater.Look around the headlights for the plug tucked away.
I would not recommend that you try. A block heater is preferred.
the only goofie looking board you will find under there
Do you mean where on a car is a block heater install or who do you take the car to to install?
Remove and engine block expansion plug. Insert the block heater. Seal the block heater. Attached the wiring harness to the block heater.
where is the engin block heater on a 2007 Ion
That particular make and model of car does not have a block heater!
Install block heater in lower rad hose .
Begin by training the water from your 2003 engine block. Remove the wiring harness from the block heater. Remove the block heater retaining bolts. The block heater will come out. Reverse the process to install your new block heater.
There are drain plugs on each side of the block. They are difficult to reach unless you have the car on a lift.
drain coolant from radiator, remove one of the frost plugs in engine block, install block heater in place of frost plug, refill radiator with coolant.
In the block you knock out a freeze plug and install it. There is also a magnetic one that you can attach to the block if it is iron.
To normally install a block heater you must remove an expanstion/ freeze plug in tighten in the block heater. The 6 cylinder 4.2L engine unfortunately does not appear to have any such plugs. The V8 engine should have a screw in style block heater installed in the left front of the engine block just below the cylinder head.