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cold starts
I was wondering how cold does it does it have to be for you to tell yourself that the truck just aint gonna make it out. I am asking because the temp is going to drop to 40 below and i just dont think that the red beast will make it.
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From: Sac-o- tomatoes
Re: cold starts
Originally posted by csimmons
I was wondering how cold does it does it have to be for you to tell yourself that the truck just aint gonna make it out. I am asking because the temp is going to drop to 40 below and i just dont think that the red beast will make it.
I was wondering how cold does it does it have to be for you to tell yourself that the truck just aint gonna make it out. I am asking because the temp is going to drop to 40 below and i just dont think that the red beast will make it.
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From: Houston TX
I'd have a block heater on that puppy if it were that cold and I planned on driving it. I'd use a multi weight with a thin cold rating too...5w-30, etc...Maybe even a 0w winter rating...Most of the wear is on startup, and cold wx makes it even worse. You don't want cold molassis for oil in -40f. The heater would get around some of that, but what about when you drive and stop for a while...In -40f, a warm car becomes a cold one pretty fast. So you can't always depend on the block heater. Have a real good battery. better yet, have two of them. My brother lived up in MN for a while. He had to go through all that up there. He ran a block heater at the house at night. Here in Houston, cold wx is a non issue as far as the truck is concerned. 
The only snow you hear about down here is illegal and sneaks across the border from the south. 
MK
The only snow you hear about down here is illegal and sneaks across the border from the south. MK
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From: Bearspaw (near Calgary)
I worked oil exploration for a lot years in the north. We didn't have a choice about working or not. Anything colder than -40 though and your beating the truck pretty bad. Synthetics are an absolute must and the truck HAS to be running 100%. Dual batteries, battery blanket, block heater AND a recirculating heater. Grill cover, extra blankets, survival and first aid kit, full stocked toolbox and communication gear.
