One thing I've learned About Grid Heaters...

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Dec 22, 2008 | 05:58 PM

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RSWORDS

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Originally Posted by Red_Rattler

Ha yea I bet!

Get a vid of that next time!

And btw its even rough with the grid heater up here sometimes like when my ol 2000 Cummins use to get to sit for 10 hours at work when its -15 outside without the wind chill.... Lotsa smoke and 3 cylinders only....

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Dec 23, 2008 | 01:41 PM

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Marine

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I like my 3 cyl warm up mode, but it only works if you DON'T plug the block heater in, and it is really cold.

Dec 26, 2008 | 08:05 PM

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wrench123

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28 degrees??!! Above zero??!!!

Hee hee I had to start my '07 the other morning, when I couldn't have it plugged in the night before, -15 degrees F. I almost didn't get it to start, the batteries were so cold.

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I have no way to verify this, but a very experienced instructor I had when I was in tech school that said ether actually tarnishes the crosshatching on the cylinder walls, which makes the rings have trouble sealing.

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Dec 27, 2008 | 11:51 AM

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jstange2

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Originally Posted by wrench123

28 degrees??!! Above zero??!!!

Hee hee I had to start my '07 the other morning, when I couldn't have it plugged in the night before, -15 degrees F. I almost didn't get it to start, the batteries were so cold.

Same here. It was about -12 and it took about a minute of crank-stop, crank-stop. Sounds pretty cool when it decides to fire off.

Dec 27, 2008 | 02:30 PM

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28 degrees??!! Above zero??!!!

Your not getting the point... You 07 has grid heaters still... My 06 will start up no problem in the cold. Go out and unhook the grid heater and start it... HUGE difference. All the thread was about in how I want to kick myself in the johnson for removing the grids. they make it ALOT eaiser to start.... ALOT