whats the lowest temp you've ever fired your ctd in?

[mweiman]

I can't decide what is more impressive in some of those you tube videos, the truck starting or a guy walking around at 30 below with no gloves, hat or a heavy coat.

 

[Seane1987]

I've got 2 optima yellow tops and Rotella 5w-40 synthetic in the pan. Without the block heater, it starts easily down to 0 degrees F, I've started down to -20 without the block heater, it takes a couple seconds for all the cylinders to fire and then its business as usual

 

[jgillott]

I'd like to see an 8 year old 6-litre do that.

Our '05 VT 365 Internationals at work need to be plugged in if it is under 40.

 

[Mikey-KE7LBB]

Found the pic of the proof!!

I'd like to see an 8 year old 6-litre do that.

07 PSD company truck picked up from dealers lot in Feb 07 failed to start less than a week after with only 450 miles on it at only -20

-30 (ambient temp) without being plugged in and my 01 was very mad indeed!!!



Took 30 sec for grid heater and 15+ sec of cranking with pedal half way before she lit, but it STILL started!!!



Took a while before I dared to drive it, but I had other stuff to do in the mean time

I found the pic I took about an hour before I got back to the yard to start the Dodge!! I guess it was actually a couple * colder than I remembered :-laf



I tried to upload the audio file from that day, but couldn't do it

 

[subodh]

before i got my espa i didnt have a heater or i had one but it was us standard and i finland we have 220-240volt so i have cranked my cummins in -15 to - 23*c

15 isnt a problem but when it is around 20 its pretty hard... at that point i think my cummins wanted to beat me up cause it sounded pretty angry

 

[RPlamondon]

5 degrees and my 6. 7, 07. 5 fired right up. Takes a while to smooth out but ran great after warming up. 15-40w synthetic amsoil.

 

[brods]

-13F unplugged. Took two tries. Just had to see if it would start being unplugged over night, but I really hated doing it (the truck wasn't too happy about it either).

 

[wcoomes]

It was either 1993 or 1994 and it got down to -27. I owned a '92 D250, I was low on fuel and we chugged to get some warmer diesel fuel and after I filled the tank it did fine.

 

[Dieselnut59]

Below 20F is interesting with the ole 96 on 50% cooking oil! :-laf LOTS of gray smoke and I have to hold the accelerator down a little till it quits skipping/sputtering, which is about 20-30 seconds. It has 237,000+ miles on it and has had grid heater unplugged nearly ever since I bought it new in 96. Block heater has never been used.

 

[Pistazie]

Last year fired it up during a cold snap, it was -50 F, maybe colder. But I have a coolant heater.

 

[AH64ID]

Last year fired it up during a cold snap, it was -50 F, maybe colder. But I have a coolant heater.

Thats crazy cold! Most gear lubes, oils, and trans fluids are slushhy or solid at that temp.

 

[jgillott]

Last year fired it up during a cold snap, it was -50 F, maybe colder. But I have a coolant heater.

That is just amazing. It makes our -4 this morning feel like a heat wave.

 

[AWeiman]

That is just amazing. It makes our -4 this morning feel like a heat wave.

ya thats what it was hear yesterday, then i hear some news story about how it was like -40or 50 something up in minnesota and i didnt feel so bad anymore.