Another cold morning!
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Another cold morning!
So, its was 40 degrees this morning. When I woke up, I realized "damn, I forgot to plugg the truck up last night." Normally, I would have to pull the wife's mini van to my truck's front bumper and and charge it for an hour or so. Not this time this time I was ready. I go outside armed with my wife's hair dryer, pull the AEM Brute Air filter off, turn the dryer on and stick it in the intake. I get it, damn waiting on the glow plug light, I'm starting thing thing. The batteries were very weak, 4 cranks and the batteries were almost gone. The 5th crank was a chug, the 6th nothing. Right when I was giving up, she cranked. "Hell, yeah!" I screamed!
The moral of the story is; your wife hair dryer will start your truck. LOL Its like a hotstart on an F18. LMAO
I need to go and get some new batteries!
The moral of the story is; your wife hair dryer will start your truck. LOL Its like a hotstart on an F18. LMAO
I need to go and get some new batteries!
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From: SW Louisiana
Look, it's like this. I'm from Detroit so no, 40 isn't cold to me. I should've wrote "colder than normal". To the locals its cold as *****, but I leave the house without a coat. But according to my batteries and engine its cold enough to leave the glow plugs on for 15 sec.
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I don't plug mine in unless it is in the teens or lower. Not had any issue starting above this.
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From: appleton wi.
thats the best ive heard. my block plug isnt working due to a bad cord. the local dealers are all out of stock and was told the ford parts system is backlogged for the cord.we have had -15degrees and lower this year. havent plugged in yet. starts in the morning but idles like garbage. this is the last diesel for sure! i pray for 40 degrees in the winter so i can wear shorts to work
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thats the best ive heard. my block plug isnt working due to a bad cord. the local dealers are all out of stock and was told the ford parts system is backlogged for the cord.we have had -15degrees and lower this year. havent plugged in yet. starts in the morning but idles like garbage. this is the last diesel for sure! i pray for 40 degrees in the winter so i can wear shorts to work
What kind of oil are you using?
My 07 idles great on cold starts with Valvoline Premium Blue Extreme 5w-40 Synthetic.
Haven't hit -15*F, but we've been below 0*F.
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When you guys are saying it idles great at these really low temps, it makes me think that there is a little something off with my 07. If I don't have it plugged in and it is in the 20's it sounds like crap right when it first starts then it idles fine just louder after about 2 seconds.
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From: appleton wi.
I'm not sure which oil is in now. i had it done at the ford dealer. its too cold in my garage to work on it. this afternoon when i left work, it took three trys to start and it was a balmy 25 degrees out. im wonering if i have other issues with it. i'm using power service with fill up. not really running great this winter, however it starts in minus temps without plugging in. i did just but an oil pan heater off of ebay, waiting for that to come.
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What is your coolant freeze tempature?