Wow! I was under the impression the fuel needed to be around 130 or so. Maybe that's when it burns it's best?

 

My truck loves it when the engine is hot and the fuel is cold. (meaning 50* - 110* is cold) That is when I get the best performance I think. But when the fuel is at 140* it runs great too.

As long as the grease is clean it runs great.

I'm giving you guys the secrect to saving $$$$ right here

 

Oh, maybe I should add some diesel to the oil...

 

Everything started and ran fine today. Hopefully it was just a fluke thing. Its sure to raise its head again as it gets on in age.

Define high altitude. Its all relative i guess. Down in south La., the slab of parents house sits at about 8ft above sea level. But after a few hurricanes with some flooding you gotta do what you gotta do (this is the only pic i had easily available, this was the beginning of the lift of the house up to 12ft above the slab.) Where I come from, thats living at "high altitude".

 

Impressive project.

I was thinking 6000 ft plus as high altitude myself. I've been through Louisiana once or twice and I don't remember seeing any mountains but then again I didn't venture too far inland.

I thought it to be super strange that my truck would have such a hard time starting in the middle of the Arizona summer in the high country but never gave me any trouble during the winter down at lower elevations. I figure the PCM must use the baro value to meter the fuel for that to happen. As far as I know, there isn't a stand alone baro sensor anywhere so I imagine it must be integrated in the PCM but I'm not really too sure.

I have a lot to learn about the programming of these engines but I imagine that temp isn't the only factor that can cause the romps. To me, it seems like a timing related thing...

 

Cool pic Damon! Even me living down here my whole life ive never seen one getting a lift kit, that's gotta be a sight to see.

 

that is a cool pic. i would not wont the do it.

 

It does seem a bit outta place. House was builtin '80, flooded two weeks after moving in, flooded for Rita in 05, flooded for Ike in 08, about a foot higher than Rita. Mom said enough was enough. It was a cool project. Did as much of the work ourselves as we could. Started by stripping walls 4ft and down, the run 2x12's around entire inside of house at that level for beams to hold the weight, cut all anchors to the slab, lifted her up, set poles in ground underneath her, built floor under the house, lowered house down on floor and "reattached the house" lol. Started in Dec 08, moved back in June 09. Now is fully equipped with a home built elevator to boot.