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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 04:36 PM
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Hello All. My lemon has started acting up again. It's cold, I know that, but the truck should not stall 3-4 times before I can actually get it to idle. Last night it got down in the teens (Freezing for NY City area), and the truck didnt want to start this morning. I had it pluged in, but we lost power early in the night.

The truck has problems starting even in 35-40 degree weather. It will start up right away, but it just dosnt feel right (or sound right for that matter).

Any thoughts?
 
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 07:05 PM
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What weight motor oil are you using? If 15W40 there might be the problem as I've seen this myself and went to 10W30 diesel oil and this helped a lot with starting issues.
 
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 07:22 PM
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I'm due for an oil change anyway, thanks for the advise.
 
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 06:21 AM
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I'm due for an oil change anyway, thanks for the advise.
How often do you change your oil?
 
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