When to worry, will it start?
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When to worry, will it start?
Living here in Minnesota we are finally starting to see big league cold weather. Overnight -10, dropping to -18 later today. Then predicting -30 tomorrow morning. Real temp, not wind chills.
Truck can be plugged in overnight, sits outside. Started just fine this morning. But have no ability to plug it in during the day at work. Do I need to make occasional start ups during the day?
Since I purchased the truck, his is the coldest weather it has seen. Even plugged in do they start at -30?
i am running winter blend diesel and antigel.
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Truck can be plugged in overnight, sits outside. Started just fine this morning. But have no ability to plug it in during the day at work. Do I need to make occasional start ups during the day?
Since I purchased the truck, his is the coldest weather it has seen. Even plugged in do they start at -30?
i am running winter blend diesel and antigel.
Thanks
Fleet Mechanic
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From: West by God Virginyuh
What oil are you running? If full synthetic 5w40 I’d think it will start fine at work. My truck sat for a couple days, oil temp 8 degrees and it started up fine. With Ford 10w30 in it my truck would not start with oil temp below 25 degrees, I had to plug it in.
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Get you some cetane booster if the anti gel does not have it in already.
Like Chris said, it should start but will grumble for a little bit until those holes warm up.
Personally, if it were mine and sat outside during the day right now, as in tomorrow, I would start it up and let it run for 15 minutes a few times depending how long your work day is.
Get it warm enough so you don't end up with so much fuel dilution.....at least the high idle will help a little bit.
I think once we get past tomorrow things look up again, in fact we are talking 40's by Sat here in the tri state corner.
Kid's truck will start right up -20 without even blinking, but it braps and sputters for a good ten seconds at those temps.
Like Chris said, it should start but will grumble for a little bit until those holes warm up.
Personally, if it were mine and sat outside during the day right now, as in tomorrow, I would start it up and let it run for 15 minutes a few times depending how long your work day is.
Get it warm enough so you don't end up with so much fuel dilution.....at least the high idle will help a little bit.
I think once we get past tomorrow things look up again, in fact we are talking 40's by Sat here in the tri state corner.
Kid's truck will start right up -20 without even blinking, but it braps and sputters for a good ten seconds at those temps.
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My 05 would start OK up in the mountains but would sound like a tin can with rocks in it for about 30 seconds. Then all was good.
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