Remote starters???worth the $$$$
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From: Circle Pines
Remote starters???worth the $$$$
So is it better in the winter to warm up a diesel engine before driving it or is it better for the motor to just let the oil pressure come up and go, of course taking it easy till the motor is up to temp. Just curious to hear ALL opinions and thoughts about this subject. Thanks
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From: Rio Rico, AZ.
It is much better to drive the engine than to let it idle there and warm up.
Sometimes you just have to let it run for a while because the windows are all frozen and that cannot be helped.
But it's always better to work the engine than to just let it sit there and idle. They will last longer that way.
Sometimes you just have to let it run for a while because the windows are all frozen and that cannot be helped.
But it's always better to work the engine than to just let it sit there and idle. They will last longer that way.
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From: Circle Pines
Originally Posted by Kwikkordead
It is much better to drive the engine than to let it idle there and warm up. They will last longer that way.
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Here's what I do. I usually start it up (in stock tune), idle for about 30 seconds and go. I do, however, run the stock tune until the temp needle moves, 6 to 7 miles in 20-25 degree temps. I don't know if it's any better for it, I just feel better about doing it this way. Of course, it's all out the window if there's a heavy coat of frost on everything. This year, I've invested in one of those programmable timers to use when the block heater is plugged in.
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Love my remote start...
I have a remote start, and by the time I get out the door, it may have run for 2 or 3 minutes and she is already putting out warm air. It has been down in the lower 40s here in Charleston which has been the coldest of the year. In the summer, after about 5 minutes when I get in after closeing up and locking the house, she is snowing inside....I vote for the remote start for sure...Dave
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I second getting the remote start. I crank mine up about 5 minutes before I leave the yard.
Joe
on edit: I wouldn't buy just a remote start. If you get one, go ahead and get an alarm, remote start and cool down timer in one package.
Joe
on edit: I wouldn't buy just a remote start. If you get one, go ahead and get an alarm, remote start and cool down timer in one package.
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From: brookings, sd
what brand of remote start do you guys use? i heard that some have a timer that... say you were staying at a hotel with no were to plug in. you could push a button and it would start the engine and run it for a few min every so often to keep things warmed up.
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I have an AstroFlex Remote starter that has the delay built in for diesels, I have had it for four years. It a great product. I think I may have ran accross the company on this forum, but its a great one for diesels. I bought the extended range model it works from 2000' the biggest advantage is to the extended range is it will work through concrete block walls etc.... They have changed the models around a little since I purchased. Here's a link to web, you can do a dealer search for a location near you.
http://www.astroflex.com/index.php?module=CMS&id=15
http://www.astroflex.com/index.php?module=CMS&id=15
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From: Carlos, MN
I have a remote start in mine and I love. For a number of reasons, one the truck is warm when I get in, up here in MN you pretty much have to let them run no matter what. It sometimes gets into the negatives and I would think it would be hard on a diesel to run it so cold. Plus the EBPV or what evervalve makes it a tough run for the first couple of miles, It runs so much better if I let it warm up first. Also you can't drive down the road with the windows cold or they fog up from you breathing so your stuck warming it up no matter what. But just don't let idle for hours on end, that's hard on it. I work nights and the company I work for doesn't allow us to plug in our vehicles in, I would plug it in if it was an option. So having a remote start is nice especially when it is cold. Plus when I get out I like to let idle a while to let the turbo cool, so I can just leave it run for a few minutes, and turn it off remotely.
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I also love my remote start. I bought a Crimestopper with the Cool Down timer, and did the install myself. It is a fun little project Here in Houston it has been really cold a few mornings, like in the 60's.
I start it also 5 or 6 minutes before I leave, from inside the house, and use the timer whenever EGT's are over 250, when I stop.
I start it also 5 or 6 minutes before I leave, from inside the house, and use the timer whenever EGT's are over 250, when I stop.
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Originally Posted by pwrstroketx
I also love my remote start. I bought a Crimestopper with the Cool Down timer, and did the install myself. It is a fun little project Here in Houston it has been really cold a few mornings, like in the 60's.
I start it also 5 or 6 minutes before I leave, from inside the house, and use the timer whenever EGT's are over 250, when I stop.
I start it also 5 or 6 minutes before I leave, from inside the house, and use the timer whenever EGT's are over 250, when I stop.
Damn I miss Houston!!
ANyhow, how difficult is the install? I've been trying to talk myself into one, since we see just a little colder THAN 60's! DId I mention I miss Houston?
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The install is not hard, it is just a lot of wires, and takes some time. The instructions are pretty good. Here is their site: http://www.crimestopper.com/ , I got the 1505 Most vendors selling them also sell a pre-wired harnass for about $25, which plugs into your ignition plug, under your steering column, and which saves you from having to cut into your ignition wires. I will recommend the harnass.
Above site also has a link to their manuals, where you can see a wiring diagram.
Above site also has a link to their manuals, where you can see a wiring diagram.