-8 cold start
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...
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theoldwizard1 wrote:
I'll bet the OP is using synthetic or semi-synthetic oil ! I makes a big difference below 0F.
I remember almost 50 years ago, My Dad tried Mobil 1 (?) because he would visit our cabin in northern MI several times each winter. That engine spun over like it was a spring day ! It did make a few "odd" noises, but it kept running.
He gave up on the Mobil 1 because he could not stand the 3 to 5 times cost increase. He would just put a battery charger on over night or decide not to go when it was going to be below 0F !
back in the 1960's conoco had an oil call "polar start" I think it was a synthetic or partial synthetic, 10W-30ish that also at very low temps -30 or lower would definitely let the engine spin over quicker. At those temps once you got moving one realized that shock absorbers, didn't really absorb much of anything till they also had got enough up and down to get the oil warmer as well.
