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starting in temperatures From 30 below to thirty above. I have put in ten weight crank case oil for this winter,& cold weather fuel additive. I do not have at this time a manual glow plug switch, but am going to put one in both my pickups. I member an old ford with a 6.9 iv got out on the...

Pulled a glow plug this morning to see if they would come out before I buy new set. I was advised to do this , to make sure they are not melted and not removable, also was told to not force them out by turning too hard as this can break swelled plugs off inside the motor. the plug looked fine...

thank you for info. I do not nowe what glow plugs iv got in there, they likely are original factory, but ill be replacing them with either the recommended ~ AC Delco 60G ~ Bosch duraterm 80034.

magnetic heater. "Good to Go" ? rhymes with "10 below"

Thank you for your replys. It is about 20 here tonight. will be that cold again and lower this winter. I have a small two stroke generator I use to run the block heater, but it takes several hours to get it warm enough to start. im looking for a quicker system to start it in this below...

when using a block heater is not possible, in cold weather, is it OK to use starting fluid to get the old 6.2 and the 6.5 running ? I have been advised that this will melt, or swell the glow plugs, and soon make the engine not start at all. will simply disconnecting the glow plug wires to start...