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...
Two years ago, I was in Maine snowmobiling for a week. The club members on each side of me had 7.3 Fords and I had a 6.7. When it was time to leave the temperature was -6 degrees. One 7.3 fired up and complained greatly, the other wouldn't start perhaps because of weak batteries so he called road service. Both were plugged in all night. I hit the remote on mine and it was just like a summer day even though the 7.3 owners hogged all the available outlets for their block heaters.