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%
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Posting Guru
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Auburn, Wa
Cold start Survey
I have been reading a lot of cold start issues, One thing I have noticed is that it seems to be on 7.3's with a GPR.
Starting a survey here to get an idea if this seems to be accurate. Please post the temp you started your truck at.
Starting a survey here to get an idea if this seems to be accurate. Please post the temp you started your truck at.
Cargo Master
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 2,502
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From: Bend Oregon
all original cold start equipment, 310,765 miles, lit off at -7 this morning.....the Rotella T6 has made a vast improvement how it sounds vs the Delo but it has always started on all 8 with both oils. wasn't plugged in this morning...opps.
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Posting Guru
Joined: Feb 2004
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From: IOWA
I've replace all my glow plugs and the relay. That helped quite a bit, but switching to synthetic was probably the biggest thing to help get the old girl started. Now it starts up and purrs, compared to some romping and sputtering and smoking.
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Joined: May 2010
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From: sumner wa
my trucks p.o. used starting fluid all the damn time so all my glow plugs barely work(i have not tested which ones are dead and what not), my gpr died so i switched it with my aih relay for the time being and seems to be working, still hates to start when its cold.
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Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Johnstown PA
My GPR just died, and my truck doesnt like to fire if its much cooler than 40 degrees.
Switch with AIH relay,... ??? just dont use the relay for AIH or do you add the GP wire to that relay?
Thanks
Switch with AIH relay,... ??? just dont use the relay for AIH or do you add the GP wire to that relay?
Thanks
Senior User
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 199
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From: sumner wa
i just unbolted the lead going to the glowplugs and bolted it to the outlet on the aih relay and swapped the 2 small wires onto the aih relay(i have an aih delete on it so it wasnt being used anyway)
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