Polar Vortex Vs Diesel Trucks

[Mr. SBF]

[MENTION=7923]DEEZUZ[/MENTION] does cycling the glow plugs multiple times help? I didn't plug mine in this morning and it cranked/barely popped over for 30seconds so then I stopped cranking and cycled the key 3 times in a row and it fired up. Seemed like it helped.

 

[Gone_2022]

I was actually wondering about if Tesla’s and other 100 percent electric cars get reduced range when it’s this cold.

I would have imagined there is some sort of battery heater or something to prevent that. IDK.

Yep. My car has a battery heater. Sucks a good amount of juice until it’s up to temp.

 

[GG Allin]

On a couple of our newer trucks with the California clean idle BS, I set the idle at 1,000-1,500 with the cruise control. And it’ll run all day.

Even our older trucks I will still set the idle with the cruise just to keep the engine temp up.

But these are all Peterbuilts, Kenworth and a Freightliner. Not pick ups.

But the one F550 with the clean idle BS, I/we wedge a wood lathe on the gas pedal and seat to keep the idle up at about 1,000 and heat on all day. I like my shit warm. Never been an issue.

Yeah it all depends on the year. The older emissions equipped trucks (2011-2012) will idle all day long. Then the slightly newer ones will idle if you set the idle to 1100 rpm or so using the speed control. But the newest ones will not run unless someone is in the truck to tap the gas pedal every ten minutes.

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

#coldstartthread

https://youtu.be/i3IwPK4cWK4

 

[Anonymous]

you can go to home depot.they sale heater wire that wraps around water pipes and plugs into 110 v.wrap that around the fuel filter and fuel lines to keep from freezing.plumbers use that all the times to keep outside water and gas lines from freezing

 

[guspech750]

If anyone is worried. You can always buy one or two of these.

We have a few at our shop. We use them on top of using block heaters on some of our stubborn diesel motors on a few of our drill rigs.

Three of our John Deere powered drill rigs have these coolant heaters powered by the battery and diesel fuel.

 

[EmersonHart13]

[MENTION=5]Mook[/MENTION] thats a guest post!

 

[DEEZUZ]

The biggest thing I didn't touch on with you guys especially in the newer trucks if you guys do end up gelling and the engine dies just leave it don't crank the piss out of it don't try nothing just tow it home and call it a day

 

[DEEZUZ]

It won’t fire as in your 6.0 or my Cummins???

My 6.0

[MENTION=7923]DEEZUZ[/MENTION] does cycling the glow plugs multiple times help? I didn't plug mine in this morning and it cranked/barely popped over for 30seconds so then I stopped cranking and cycled the key 3 times in a row and it fired up. Seemed like it helped.

On yer CUMMINGS?

Yea.... Dey don't haz glow plugs.... They have intake grid heaters. The heater stays on long after the light goes out. Like for minutes. So just cycling does nothing. Just keep key forward and don't crank for like 35 seconds

 

[Mr. SBF]

Oh yeah duh... my one HD Diesel mechanic buddy explained the no glow plugs/heater element last year... derp derp moment... :lmao:

 

[DEEZUZ]

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

Lets see some cold start videos from the gasers tonight or tomorrow morning

https://www.facebook.com/LsxSquarebody/videos/860448184288571/

 

[1quick]

if i remember ill take one when i start the truck up in the morning

 

[EmersonHart13]

Lets see some cold start videos from the gasers tonight or tomorrow morning

https://www.facebook.com/LsxSquarebody/videos/860448184288571/

This will be me tomorrow

https://youtu.be/XFs81EIs12w

 

[CMNTMXR57]

~20 year old, 175k gasser started and ran just fine tonight after sitting a day.

Just rubbing it in.

 

[DEEZUZ]

Yea but... it's a 20 year old... gasser.... With 175....k...

 

[MrMezger996]

-22 when I started my truck, it started up no problem, but when I started to drive away it started to stall around 20mph, wouldnt go any faster. Turned around and parked it.

 

[syP]

-47* windchill.


jeep just started up no issues. (driving my wife to work today)

 

[MrMezger996]

So what’s my next step? Wait till temps are closer to 0? I made an appt to drop off at dealer but what does the dealer do? Change filters and then what?

 

[Shawn1112]

I’m assuming our 26’ International rental is fine. My guys had a 7am delivery and I’m going off the assumption of no news is good news. My 16’ Isuzu is still running in my driveway, will attempt to drive it in about 30 min.

 

[muskie]

This will be me tomorrow

What kind of electric range do you get when its this cold? I would assume between the battery heater and interior heat next to none

 

[DEEZUZ]

So what’s my next step? Wait till temps are closer to 0? I made an appt to drop off at dealer but what does the dealer do? Change filters and then what?

That's what I do. Let it thaw and new filters and boom

 

[ragingclue]

Dang, the Colorado started and ran like it was a normal day. No hint of drama or anything.

Volvo started too even though it had to crank a bunch due to a really low tank of gas.

Non climate controlled garage/machine shed too. It was -21. But I guess there are guys in Eskimo country with these trucks that say they never really have problems either as long as they use additive and block heaters in the extreme cold. Do they have a different blend of diesel up there generally? Or do they get a different blend containing #1 or something?

 

[b4black]

I know in Alaska they use straight #1 diesel.

 

[EmersonHart13]

What kind of electric range do you get when its this cold? I would assume between the battery heater and interior heat next to none

https://www.thechicagogarage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=162588

That should help, ignore the mpg thing, it's a stupid calc that gm does that I don't agree with. Hand calc it and you will notice it's much different

Normal range is 37 miles to a change and 37 miles to the gallon