Video, '03 3500 cold start at -24

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01-16-2009 | 07:16 PM

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dslpwr81

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Originally Posted by Valv

How many miles does your truck have ?

Oh man, sorry bud. You can read my ignorance post I applied the other day. Didn't know that was your truck.

Sorry, and yes, what a truck.

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01-23-2009 | 03:53 AM

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apprentice

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From: ALBERTA

i'm glad our trucks will do that... but i'll string out 150 foot of cord before i would. i'll even run my welder for 2 hours and plug in to warm it up but hey thats just what i do to protect a $55k truck!

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01-23-2009 | 06:17 AM

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cameroneod

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My boss' 06 Chevy wouldnt start the other day at -10.

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01-23-2009 | 10:07 PM

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CatDiesel_762

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From: Gillette, Wyoming

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Originally Posted by dslpwr81

I don't understand. Is he trying to show how it will start in -24 cause they will start in a lot colder than that, or is he trying to show how crappy his truck sounds? I have started mine not plugged in in -35 here in Montana several times and it sounds way better than that. Not a very good sounden truck at all. As long as the truck will crank, they will start in -60 below. Prudhoe bay Alaska; winter time. Our Cummins would start in almost any temp.

I have to agree with DSLPWR81 and I thought that your truck sounded bad. Even my wife thought it was bad. I do try to keep my truck plugged in, but at work I am unable to do that. So I end up starting my truck frozen in sub-zero temps on a daily basis as we have a Arctic Cold snap. One time, I did start my truck in -60 degree Fahrenheit temps at four in the morning with out being plugged in when my wife's truck that was plugged in did not even crank over. It sounded almost the same as yours until the other four cylinders warmed up.

If you keep your batteries and starter up to par, you should not have any problems firing your truck off. Just remember, most Diesel only require 200 RPMs to fire off. Quality, lube helps a lot too.

And yes, What a aw-some Truck due to a fine Motor!