Diesels and cold weather
I would like to know if any of you cover the radiator of your trucks? I have a 2003 F350 with a 7.3L diesel engine. This has to be the most cold blooded truck I have ever owned! The biggest problem I ...
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WyoTraveler wrote:KD4UPL wrote:
My '05 Duramax has never failed to start and run smoothly even in negative temperatures. I owned it for 3 years, never parked it in a garage, before I discovered it even had a block heater. The cord was hidden by GM so well I just never saw it. So, in those first 3 years of sitting outside all winter it always started just fine with no block heater.
For comparison, my company's work truck is an '03 Ford with a 6.0. It doesn't want to start very well even inside the shop where the temp is 45 degrees. After it does start it runs rough and has very little power for the first 5 miles or so. I was really surprised at the stark difference between the two when I started driving it.
Didn't think it got cold in VA. Think they mean like zero or below. In WY @ 20 below it was a problem with the 7.3 diesel. Used block heater and diesel additive.
Last week it was -4 F here. Is that cold?
