View Poll Results: Please select your GPR or GPCM.
GPR - No Cold Start Issues.
71
80.68%
CPCM - No Cold Start Issues
11
12.50%
GPR - Having Cold start Issues
5
5.68%
GPCM - Having Cold Start Issues
1
1.14%
Voters: 88. You may not vote on this poll
Cold start Survey
Cargo Master
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 2,726
Likes: 5
From: Slatington, PA
I'm the second owner, so I don't know if the parts were ever replaced, but the GPR and glow plugs haven't been touched by me. Bought it at 95k and now its 167k. Starts fine after sitting unplugged at 10 degrees all night. I run Rotella syn 5w40. Original batteries were replaced 2 years ago, that helped out quite a bit and was the only time I had cold start issues.
Posting Guru
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,476
Likes: 2
From: Monroe Michigan
^^^^^ What he said..
Post Fiend
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 14,541
Likes: 2
From: Dallas-Ft. Worth
Original cold start equipment, syn oil, never plug in. No issues, but it rarely gets below 30F in TX. It DOES though, and I haven't had any issues when it has. I'm obsessed about keeping my battery terminals clean though. I run a lot of electronics in my truck and don't have time to screw around with crappy connections.
FTE Legend
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 37,887
Likes: 20
From: North Central Rural Sask.
The other morning it was minus 28 celcius here, without the windchill, my truck has new batteries last year, as far as i know original glow plus, and relay, and it started up. I run 0-40 synthetic, and it did have the romps for 10 seconds, but that wasnt plugged in either!
I check the weather before i go to bed and plug in when it gets below minus 15 now!
I check the weather before i go to bed and plug in when it gets below minus 15 now!
Logistics Pro
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,579
Likes: 837
From: knoxville, tn
Stancor GPR, dino oil, and almost never plugged in it starts just fine at the cool 40* it has been in the morning! seriously though during the winter when it stays in single digits the old girl can sit for longer than a week and it still fires up with pretty easily with little to no romps, but I do make sure the battery terminals stay very clean
Senior User
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 210
Likes: 0
new GPs and GPR new batterys, batt blankets, oil pan heater, -27 outside and she started up just fine.
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Senior User
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 130
Likes: 0
From: Owensboro, KY
Plugged truck up all last winter. Did some checking thru the summer, had a bad GPR. Replaced yesterday. Got it from Clay. 70 today 50 this morning. In the morning it is supposed to be down to 30. Will see then.
Elder User
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 796
Likes: 0
From: North Idaho
0* here and not plugged in and started like summer. I cleaned my battery terminals and installed new Diesel Rx glow plugs about a month ago. The plugs that were in the truck were still working but it wasn't starting like it should. The new Diesel Rx plugs have a dual heating element. They heat up faster and stay hot longer. A also run synthetic 15w40 year round.
Mountain Pass
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 197
Likes: 0
From: Kansas
220,000 mi, 5-40 Rotella, -5* not plugged in, starts up, no problems. I do try to plug it in when temps are below 20* just so it will warm-up a little faster but if I don't, I've never had any issues, knock on wood!
Snowboard season cometh..
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,406
Likes: 1
From: Gulf Coast of Florida
I need to clean my battery terminals but will also probably be replacing them with upgraded connections for my planned stereo upgrades. Oh yeah, my truck is 12 years old too. Fresh/good GPs, Stancor GPR, fully synthetic oil, and a good strong starter are keys to good starting in cold weather.
Posting Guru
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,104
Likes: 5
From: West Tx
Stancor relay, 2 yr old glow plugs. 15W40 Rotella oil, Never plugged in. In CO this holiday, started at 10F no romps. Interestingly enough, when I had my automatic pcm, I had romps when I started the truck in the same conditions.
Fleet Owner
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 25,090
Likes: 1,112
From: Rio Rico, AZ.
I also, long ago, installed a manual push button for the glow plugs to extend glow plug life.