Hey Everyone,

I just wanted to say that I am really impressed with my 2000 F-350, 7.3L PSD, cold starts. I live in Ontario, Canada, and I took it "up north" for a weekend, and I had no problem starting it in -26 degree Celcius temperatures, which is approx. -16 degrees F. I did NOT have the truck plugged in, and i just waited for the "wait to start" light to go off (about 15 sec.) and it started up right away. It was noisey, but it was running non the less. I was just amazed that a diesel would start in such cold temps without plugging it in. Is this normal?
Mark

 

My old 6.9 starts within 3 seconds everytime regardless of the temp(doesn't even get close to -16 here in Texas though ) I would say that is great. the powerstrokes seem to be really good starting motors. along way from some of the cummins I have driven in our work trucks in the past, they seem to hate cold.

Brad Godkin
1986 F350 CC/SRW
6.9liter/C6

 

from what i understand, internationals version of the powerstroke doesn't even have glow plugs.....
ours down at work, i never wait for the glow plugs, and it gets plenty cold here too (eastern nebraska) below 0 and all that
from what every one has told me the direct injection deisels will always start easier, and the sign for a direct injection deisel is that it will always smoke white on start.
my 6.9 always starts in cold but i gotta use glow plugs even when its 100 out on a cold start, or u gotta crank way too much.

 

Thats pretty cool. I know whatyou mean about the 6.9's needing glow plugs. My controller went out last august. Had to crank and crank the old gal to make it start. temp was about 90 at the time.

Brad Godkin
1986 F350 CC/SRW
6.9liter/C6