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Jan 24, 2011 | 11:14 PM

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dukeboy_318

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From: columbus, In, home o

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Originally Posted by banditsdiesel

2 years ago i spent 6 months in michigan and northern ill. it was from oct-march, no grids and didnt get plugged in some nights and it would fire right up every morning if we shut it down that night. run good fuel and additives and you wont have problems. and as far as the hp set up making a diff. more fuel is harder to start and mine doesnt lack fuel. at the time hrvp and II super dragon flows on 62 over 75 twins. and as far as now everything is a lot bigger. and even so in GA or not it has been unusually cold this winter 2 weeks ago we had and really cold snap the highs were (and i already know this is nothing for montana) 18 or less and lows right around 0 wind chills less than that. i didnt plug my truck up but once and i never had a problem starting. its all about compression and fuel quality.

I run additives too, helps some but not much. I run white bottled diesel kleen stuff in every tank. I also change out my fuel filters right before winter. 18 degrees is cold but not that cold. Shoot just a couple days ago the high here in Indiana was 8 degrees and the windchill was -15. the low was negative 4.

Jan 24, 2011 | 11:15 PM

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turbostang7

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From: rexburg, Idaho

i don't see any reason to not use my heaters, why would you make your engine try harder than it has to? the less it has to crank the sooner oil pressure builds

Jan 25, 2011 | 01:28 PM

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banditsdiesel

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From: chatsvegas, georgia

i see good reasons for not running my heaters. it slows down the air going in and restricts it up to as much as 20% and when your running really high hp it makes a huge difference. and it a real advantage living in the south where it doesnt get real cold our trucks last longer and dont break because of extreme cold.

Jan 25, 2011 | 02:51 PM

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dukeboy_318

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From: columbus, In, home o

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Originally Posted by banditsdiesel

this is true, plus less rust in certain parts of the south. I think this summer, i will be running a grid heater delete but ill be putting my grid heaters back in by october-november when ever it starts getting into the 30s at night. with the big injectors in my truck, it does not like extended cold periods and starting can be a pain. Although, its not been near as bad since i installed a new ecm since my old one was staying on and misreading the map sensor and dumping full fuel all the time even at start up

Jan 25, 2011 | 07:31 PM

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01dowork

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From: indiana

cool, thanks for all the feedback guys. i usually wait for the voltage on my gauge to start goin up on cold days before i start it up and also wait for say 15-20 seconds after its warmed up and just sat a while.