A few days ago it got down to - 8 degrees here in the mountains of NM when I went to start my Ford F-350 6.7 diesel I hit the glow plugs just until the light went out , about 5 seconds and the truck s...
I just replaced my valve cover gaskets and harnesses to fire the injectors and glo plugs on my 7.3. Quite a job but at least (like the newer models) the cab don't have to be lifted.
Smoke don't bother me at all. Diesel is hillbilly incense anyway and no smoke = no fire.