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Re: Diesel Truck.....how cold and still start??
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Posted by Jim WJ on February 11, 2007 at 18:41:14 from (205.188.117.14):
In Reply to: Diesel Truck.....how cold and still start?? posted by Starting Fluid on February 11, 2007 at 16:04:42:
In the cold weather up here we can usually get our diesel pickups started down to about 0 deg.F. That is with good batteries, all glow plugs working, and synthetic oil or a synthetic blended oil in them. Another good item to add to the diesel pickups is a coolant heater. such as the [Espar brand heater www.lubricationspecialist.com] or the [Webasto heater www.webastoshowroom.com]. I've installed 3 of the webasto's and they work great especially on the fishing trips to Canada where it may get 25 to 35 below zero deg. F. I hope the web sites I typed above will help. These heaters really help. Jim WJ
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