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Dec 28, 2021 | 04:16 PM

#16

Rdrcr

Tuned

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Had some high teens low 20 starts during the last week or so. Truck fires right up!
-31 though...that's impressive!

Mike

Dec 28, 2021 | 04:53 PM

#17

willynilly

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cat-alac

If that was directed at me f u had nothing to do with saving $15, was an unplanned use my wife was gone with our half ton that was in the garage, my cclb doesn’t fit.

naw was mostly to that george guy but to everyone else that drives for 30mi with ice on the windows because the engine can never heat up. just to save $15

Dec 28, 2021 | 07:05 PM

#18

pjsinAK

Mountain Pass

Joined: Dec 2020

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From: Southcentral Alaska

Quote:

Originally Posted by George C

People spec the block heater, plug in a 1,500 watt draw thinking they need them when it gets below 32 degrees.
Dealers push them and help create that fear. They’re a cheap option so not a big deal, but the electric they use, especially when they are really not needed? Yikes.
Just use a full syn oil that is temp stable and she’ll easily and safely start in any weather.

In certain parts of the cold world, plug-ins are provided at the parking meters because some genius calculated it was better for the environment. Recommend using block heaters below 20 degrees or so; maybe 0; can't remember exactly. Maybe that's old news. With synthetic oil, hard to say when the not-needed/needed point happens. Part of the preheat is intended to address the fact that cold-soaked materials get brittle and expand at different rates when heated. I admit to starting big diesels in the extreme cold using starting fluid, but they weren't happy and sent a lot of unburned fuel up the stack. Your mileage may vary; don't try this at home, etc.