7F cold start this morning

[tyler111991]

It got down to 7 degrees F last night and of course i forgot to plug up my truck, luckily it fired right up this morning, i didnt have to crank the engine for more than 3 seconds

 

[Crankme69]

Baa Hmm bug good for you, wish I could say the same for me

 

[vail426]

Did it sound like a cement mixer full of bowling balls?

 

[dkanderson]

i love how my truck sounds when i first start it in the morning

 

[jmiller]

Same here, no plug in and 10F, fired right off. Expect near 0F tonight, I'll leave it unplugged.

I'd like to know the no start limit is while its at home and near the power. If it doesn't start, I can plug in both heaters and have the block warm enough to start in 15 or 20 minutes. It starts real good at 15 or above.

The truck starts a lot better with the fresh motor and new PMD. I swear that someone used ether on the old motor at some point. Too many rods were bent when the crank broke, 6 of 8 rods were bent.

It sounds horrible when its that cold, I need to recheck the timing. I think its near 1.94. I probably back it off a little, or plug it in more often.

 

[BoostN]

Did it sound like a cement mixer full of bowling balls?

Now that's funny.. :rof:

 

[tyler111991]

Haha yea exactly!! It rarely gets 7 degrees around here, so I had to leave it unplugged just to see how it would do! When its cold like that it actually sounds like my 1964 John Deere 1010 Diesel starting! the tractor has the original motor still so I dont know if them sounding the same is good or not LMAO

 

[vail426]

It is 11*F this morning and it ain't plugged in. I know it will start right up, but man I'll tell ya, after it starts it's like being inside a boiler factory.

 

[Big T]

Haha yea exactly!! It rarely gets 7 degrees around here, so I had to leave it unplugged just to see how it would do! When its cold like that it actually sounds like my 1964 John Deere 1010 Diesel starting! the tractor has the original motor still so I dont know if them sounding the same is good or not LMAO

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I drove from St Louis to Jefferson City last night. Lowest temp I saw on the rental car was 4 F just before Kingdom. Brrrrrrr. Everything is covered in salt. I feel so sorry for your trucks out here.

 

[jrsavoie]

I've never had a problem going unplugged and starting unless it was down to -10 and I didn't start every day. If any of my vehicles sat for 2 days unplugged at those low temps they would not start.
I often wondered if it was the effect of the cold on the batteries that caused the no start in those situations

 

[doober]

-20F here last night. My suburban doesn't have a block heater. But I do keep it in the garage and start it for 10 minutes or so before going to bed. Wife takes it to work when it gets that cold out because it gets good and warmed up by the time she gets there. Then on her lunch hour she takes it to go shopping. The glows aren't that good anymore with 220,000 miles on her.

I think keeping it out of the wind an in a garage at night really helps. The wind takes the heat away from the engine. But if I left it in the garage at -20 for two days without starting I don't think it would start. I have left it for about 12 hours at those temps and it starts after about 3 tries. I don't like doing that.

It was like -35F one night when we were deer hunting and didn't have anywhere to plug in so we let the 92 I have run all night with the heater on. The beer sitting on the front seat was froze when we got up.

I like the sound of these trucks when they are cold. The neighbors have mentioned the rattle these trucks have when I leave early in the morning. When I drive by their house I just touch the throttle alittle bit up and down and smile as I drive by.

 

[tanman_2006]

-20F here last night. My suburban doesn't have a block heater. But I do keep it in the garage and start it for 10 minutes or so before going to bed. Wife takes it to work when it gets that cold out because it gets good and warmed up by the time she gets there. Then on her lunch hour she takes it to go shopping. The glows aren't that good anymore with 220,000 miles on her.

I think keeping it out of the wind an in a garage at night really helps. The wind takes the heat away from the engine. But if I left it in the garage at -20 for two days without starting I don't think it would start. I have left it for about 12 hours at those temps and it starts after about 3 tries. I don't like doing that.

It was like -35F one night when we were deer hunting and didn't have anywhere to plug in so we let the 92 I have run all night with the heater on. The beer sitting on the front seat was froze when we got up.

I like the sound of these trucks when they are cold. The neighbors have mentioned the rattle these trucks have when I leave early in the morning. When I drive by their house I just touch the throttle alittle bit up and down and smile as I drive by.

Ha! My girlfriend lives in River Falls and has been complaining about the cold and all of the snow. I just tell her Oklahoma only gets down to the upper teens at night so far, she should move. lol

 

[tyler111991]

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I drove from St Louis to Jefferson City last night. Lowest temp I saw on the rental car was 4 F just before Kingdom. Brrrrrrr. Everything is covered in salt. I feel so sorry for your trucks out here.

I-44? A lot of the bigger citys just put salt down and call it good and dont bother actually plowing roads haha. Good thing about the part of the state I live in they dont put salt down, just fine gravel for traction. I would hate to see how bad all of that salt would corrode the frame right out from under a truck!!

 

[btfarm]

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Everything is covered in salt. I feel so sorry for your trucks out here.

I would hate to see how bad all of that salt would corrode the frame right out from under a truck!!

Once a week through the Super Wash with undercarriage flush is very important but you need to have a heated place to park it overnight in frigid temperatures after the trip through the wash.

 

[Big T]

I-44? A lot of the bigger citys just put salt down and call it good and dont bother actually plowing roads haha. Good thing about the part of the state I live in they dont put salt down, just fine gravel for traction. I would hate to see how bad all of that salt would corrode the frame right out from under a truck!!

No I-70 to Kingdom, then 54 to Jefferson City. Leaving for St Louis in an hour. Last report
had 70 clear of ice, but many cars and trucks in the ditches.