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Gotta Love Cast Iron!!

ak diesel driver

ak diesel driver

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Went to church yesterday when I left my house it was -30. Got to church at 7:30 am and didn't leave until 2:30 pm. Truck was not plugged in the entire time I was there,it was -25 when I left, fired right up.
 
Ive started my truck in the negative double digits before and it started like it would if it was 70 outside. Im having cold start problems now. Ive never put glowplugs in it so that's where Ill start.
 
It's probably because I am in the south and that the burb was down during the coldest month last year but I have never plugged mine up. The only cold start issue I have is the noise. Sounds like shes gonna fly apart! LOL I hope that we are not jinxing ourselves. Knock on some wood...

Merry Christmas!
 
Mine has some extended glow time with my GL4 chip but other than that no push button to extend glow time so I think that's pretty good.
 
ak diesel driver said:
Mine has some extended glow time with my GL4 chip but other than that no push button to extend glow time so I think that's pretty good.
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The coldest start for me is when it got down to about -20 at night, it was in the morning so it was a little warmer but the block was probably still that cold. I just cycled the plugs once and it fired up like it always did. Made a little chug sound twice but it was hardly noticeable.
 
coldest for me was -15 and that was as the temps were dropping. when the temps are coming back up from say -30 it takes an equally long time to warm it up enough to start.
 
I started my 95 in - 35 2yrs ago with new plugs and injectors. My injectors are leaking down and puffing on start up but it cranked up this am in single digits with wind chill and snow.
 
Drago said:
I had to put on a sweater this morning......:hihi:
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When I was in virginia it felt really cold even though the temperature was a lot higher then what i was used to here in michigan. I don't know if it was because the air was dryer. I was used to sub zero here in MI and there when it got down around freezing I was froze stiff. Must have something to do with the ocean.
 
Michaeljp86 said:
When I was in virginia it felt really cold even though the temperature was a lot higher then what i was used to here in michigan. I don't know if it was because the air was dryer. I was used to sub zero here in MI and there when it got down around freezing I was froze stiff. Must have something to do with the ocean.
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What causes this feeling is the amount of humidity in the air. The moisture sucks heat away from your body. I live in an area that is just like what you describe when you were in Virginia. The rare snow we get here is almost always very wet and sloppy, what we usually have to deal with is RAIN. Rain can feel very cold, even at 45 to 50*.

Don
 
Michaeljp86 said:
When I was in virginia it felt really cold even though the temperature was a lot higher then what i was used to here in michigan. I don't know if it was because the air was dryer. I was used to sub zero here in MI and there when it got down around freezing I was froze stiff. Must have something to do with the ocean.
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Most feel colder when either the wind is moving, or actual moisture is in contact with the skin. Dry air will certainly feel cold against bare skin, but it's easier to bundle against dry air than moving air. wetness "feels" cold but i think it's a state of mind, miserable weather feels miserable...
 
tanman_2006 said:
Its cold, dry, and windy here at the moment. I know when the students I know from MN go home they prefer the cold up north.
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I was thinking it was dry air that felt cold, seem like the salt water would suck moisture from the air through osmosis. Since Im on Lake MI we have extremely humid summer and normally have very damp air.

vstech said:
Most feel colder when either the wind is moving, or actual moisture is in contact with the skin. Dry air will certainly feel cold against bare skin, but it's easier to bundle against dry air than moving air. wetness "feels" cold but i think it's a state of mind, miserable weather feels miserable...
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Im always outside, Ill be ice fishing below zero with 20mph wind, that's just normal. Our uniforms weren't very well suited for the cold.

matuva said:
I just start the air conditioner at home. +31° C outside, at 9PM... My old lady does start almost fine :D
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Thats 87.8F, its probably colder then that in the combustion chamber after I cycle the glow plugs. :hihi:
 
Nice thing about the cast iron is the ability to hold heat for a while.

Of course it has it's drawbacks but today it started up just fine after sitting for 4 hrs. Fortunately, it wasn't -25*

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At least I know the hood vents still work as designed....
 
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