What temp do you plug in
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09-17-2011, 09:48 AM
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I tell ya, even though we rarely go below 20f, I think I will be plugging in more often this winter just becuase these things take so long to heat up to begin with. I hate getting on the freeway freezing for 5 miles, I'm a warm weather guy on exile up here and can't wait to get back out, I don't know how you Midwest guys do it. Although, a little variety is far better than the 10+months of grey and rain up here.
It would be better if the temperature was below freezing because then all the water would freeze up and fall out of the atmosphere.
As it is in the winter around here it's 38, raining and my legs are numb for 20 miles.
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I was born here and I know exactly what you are talking about.
It would be better if the temperature was below freezing because then all the water would freeze up and fall out of the atmosphere.
As it is in the winter around here it's 38, raining and my legs are numb for 20 miles.
It would be better if the temperature was below freezing because then all the water would freeze up and fall out of the atmosphere.
As it is in the winter around here it's 38, raining and my legs are numb for 20 miles.
BTW, apparently we're supposed to have a low snow level this weekend, may even reach the top of the passes already. Hopefully we'll get a good amount of snow like we did back in '08, I just got new tires and I'm ready for another 2+ft of snow.
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09-17-2011, 03:18 PM
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09-17-2011, 04:33 PM
Before winter comes, check out your glow plugs and the glow plug relay (GPR). Put an LED on the dash to monitor the glow plugs, so you wait until they have shut off BEFORE trying to start the truck (on real cold mornings I run the glow plugs for two cycles). Consider switching over to 5-40 synthetic oil (really helps cold starts). I don't bother with a heater unless we are going to single-digits or lower...but when I do use the heater, I run it for 2 hours using a timer.
yup thats the ticket, the led is an awesome idea
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09-17-2011, 05:15 PM
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09-17-2011, 06:00 PM
Actually I dont think it will in a GPCM truck, some Cali trucks just have a shunt around the relays, and that might be what the Captain is referring to...having the GPCM you will not have the issues that the GPR do with not making contact. You could find out what wire feeds the GP's and tap into it with the same idea though.
Check out the pic in Robin's post Here
Check out the pic in Robin's post Here