what do i do if?
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what do i do if?
its startin to get cold here and i work nights at a military prison. i dont have a block heater plug and if i did i couldnt plug it in at work because there are no outlets at work on the outside of the building. is it going to harm my truck in any way that it is not plugged in to keep the glow plugs warm when i go to start my truck? what do i need to look out for?
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first I'd use a syn oil ( rotella T6) and diesel kleen winter fuel treatment also make sure that you Battaries are good. then at start up wait for glow plug light to go out then start your truck. should do it.
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I would use synthetic for sure as was already suggest. Different brand, but we don't need to go into oil brand wars.
Now I am not a fuel additive fan(or really any kind of additive fan), so thats not something i would do.
Never plugged it in, never used fuel additives, used synthetic oil and its always started right up. Seen temps of the single digits even.
Now I am not a fuel additive fan(or really any kind of additive fan), so thats not something i would do.
Never plugged it in, never used fuel additives, used synthetic oil and its always started right up. Seen temps of the single digits even.
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Unless you live somewhere with an actual winter- i.e., prolonged temps below 10 degrees- just forget about it and run the truck as normal. It just is not that big of a deal. But good batteries are always a good idea. In my experience, the original equipment batteries are crap. -mike
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hard starting in cold
how cold is it where you are?if your batteries are up to snuff and you cycle the glow plugs a couple of times a 6.0 will usually start prettygood.mine has started at-28 degrees,cackles a bit but smooths out pretty quickley.use 5w40 full syn oil.maybe you have a starter slowing down.the faster they spin the quicker the start.good luck
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