Wait to Start??
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Northern Colorado
Originally Posted by wideopen23
We all have this on our trucks, I was told the other day by a guy that if it is warm out side like here in AZ you dont need to wait for the coil light to go out. Is this true?
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Northern Colorado
Originally Posted by wideopen23
so if it is hot out side no need to wait but obviosly when it is a little chilly outside wait?
Your idea of chilly may be different than mine. If your talking 65º first thing in the am, I'd wait a while.
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From: Morgan Hill, CA
I used to wait. But now I just start it. If it's cold (below 50) I let it wait about three seconds. Funny thing is I used to wait, but my glow plug relay was toast so I wasn't actually doing anything productive by waiting. At altitude or cold weather I will let it sit for 10 to 20 seconds. If you wait any longer than that then the fuel pump will shut off and you'll lose fuel pressure for a second or two before it kicks back on.
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If it's real cold I'll wait for the light and then some, depending on temps.
Otherwise, first start of the day I'll usually wait for the light, unless it's pretty warm out (say, over 70*).
If I've already driven it some and am starting back up because I shut down for whatever reason, I'll just crank it right up.
Otherwise, first start of the day I'll usually wait for the light, unless it's pretty warm out (say, over 70*).
If I've already driven it some and am starting back up because I shut down for whatever reason, I'll just crank it right up.
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