Since all of us up north have prepped and or are prepping for winter and cold operation I have a question to pose.

Do you run a grill cover when it's really cold? advantages/disadvantages

every now and then I will see a truck running with one, but no first gen cummins powered dodge's to be seen around me. -

Budgreen's Sig:

1993 W350 club cab 4x4 5spd dually.
Homemade custom fuel pin, star wheel and smoke screw cranked. 366 spring, HX35 in a few weeks possibly

I completly cover my grill and also take my fan off.................we only use 20% of our cooling system under normal use

I take the grill cover off if I do mountain passes, also if you are going to tow leave the fan on

I have a temp sensor in my intake horn so I can monitor everything well.........also watch coolent temps.......if you run fanless never run yer A/C -

Whit's Sig:

* 01 Cummins/Dodge/HO/6 speed*275 injectors*PDR 35 turbo w/14cm housing & high pressure boots*HTT 3 piece ported exhaust manifold*Progaurd 7 with prefilter*Edge Comp*Fass II*Southbend con OFE*Jacobs brake*5"Stacks Big ens*E/F shift knob w/2low & brake switch*10 Gages*KW Ram air System cab controlled*Rickson 19.5x265's*True speed calibrator*Rancho 9000's*DT track bar*DSS steering stabilizer*KW Side impact rails*KW Traction Bars*Toolbox/fueltank 60 gal Combo*Mag High Tech Diff Cover*Ranchand bumpers*Grover air horns*Rear Wheel Cylinder Upgrade DYNO 375 Horse 941 Torque

Always remember...when life hands you Lemons,ask for Tequila and Salt and call me over!

here in wv most guys dont cover. if it gets down to zero truck cant get the coolant up to temp but that weather dont last to long here. -

diesel pap's Sig:

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I guess on the upside you would get heat faster. personally I wouldnt do it unless it was like 0 -

440ctd's Sig:

96 2500 cummins 5.9L 12 auto trans. ,guages: pyro, boost , studed and ringed head, super HX40 turbo, stock injectors, exhaust: 4in downpipe 5in to muffler 6in tail end, silencer ring taken out.
79 ford f150 400ci 4in sus. 3in body 38" tsl's

what pap said... usually a week TOPS if we get that bad; other than that it just takes forever to heat up... runnin the cover just speeds up warm up; and if you run an intercooler it can help it from icing over and causing an overheat b/c of blocked flow too... that's like whits problems -

tower_ofpower's Sig:

One thing i learned in college: DON'T!!! stick your fingers where you wouldn't stick Mr. Happy 89' W250, full fuel 1 1/2 turns, smoke screw flush with the lock, stock pin mildly ground, 1/8th timing bump whole truck refreshing in progress. Soon to be: fuel pin, 366 spring, smooth wall intake tubes once i actually start stock piling some money, turbo and manifold swap, 4" exhaust; 5 if it'll fit. and nozzles.

I cover the radiator here also. Temps in the teens and colder, and on goes the piece of cardboard. -

wildbill's Sig:

I Drive An 06 Dodge Ram 2500

Powered By a 5.9 Cummins

It Has Some Parts But Could Use More

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i need to figure somethin out for my truck. our first good snow we had about a month ago i couldnt get my truck to get warmed up worth a $%^t. i need to cut out a big template from cardboard i suppose. -

TTipsword's Sig:

1992 3/4 4x4 cummins, pump maxed, custom exhaust, intake, Denny T II, Cooler Tubz.
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my truck is hit or miss.. I keep losing radiator fluid anyways.. seems i have a randomly leaky hose *shrug* maybe i can fix that this weekend id somewhere has hoses in stock. and I think i'll prep up a grill cover to use if I see the need, supposed to be a colder than normal winter. -

I've been running a cover for several weeks now. Temperatures hovering around -10C at night to plus 8C during the day. It helps keep things toasty especially when my truck is empty. Loading up the bed can make even more of a difference than just a winter front.

I'm too lazy to convert to imperial... -

K50's Sig:

2003 Chevrolet 2500HD Duramax 4x4 extended cab long box. No cat, 56 gallon Titan tank, Bully Dog Tuner installed on Tow mode.
Changes to come soon: 2" Cognito front lift, MBRP 4" or 5" exhaust.

True North Strong and Free

I use these
Dodge Cummins Cold Weather Fronts -

DieselMinded's Sig:

That's all good for the second and third gen guys... but I think I'm the lone 1st gen owner in northeast ohio (diesel anyways) -

i have a screen cover i snap on my grill for summer to keep the bugs out, last winter i just made up a fabric cover and snaped ot on helped a lot....but it didn't get really cold last year so the cover came off pritty early -

seandonato73's Sig:

1990 Dodge W250, custom intercooler, 4" turbo back exhaust,DDRP fass pump, 3200rpm gov spring, injection pump maxed out, 80hp DDP injectors, upgraded intake housing and compressor wheel,auto meter pyro,boost, fuel pres,and oilpres guages
comming soon: m&h fuel pin set(m2-m5) ,Air dog II fuel pump

1993 F150 264,000 miles on the 302, 6" lift 35x14.50 thornbirds,and still pullen jeeps out of the mud!!
1987 f250 6.9 IDI c6 auto, 2wd beater
1973 F250 hi boy 4x4, 360FE 37" TSL's no lift