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Help Support Hardline Crawlers :
warm up time
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leadfoot067
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if its cold i plug it in...let it run for a few minutes then i drive it nice till it gets more temp in it..
War-Jeeper
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From what ive heard its actually hard on them to let them sit an idle when cold your best bet is to just drive and get it warmed up unfortunently
I suppose I could plug it in. Now I let it run for 5 minutes and then drive like a little old man till it gets warm.
I was curious about the sitting at idle. eh, I mostly worry that I hit that big ass hill straight away on my drive everyday in a truck thats not warm. This is mostly why I ask...
crash2
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Start it--once you have oil pressure go :awesomework:
mthompson223
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I plug my diesel in the night before and set a timer to start 1-2 hours before i leave, depending on how cold it's gonna be. Once I start it, I wait about 15 seconds for all of the cylinders to smooth out. Then, I put it in 4WD and drift out of my neighborhood while black smoking everyone in my path.
This is the best approach.
charliesnyder
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I used to run out and start mine 5 mins prior. Had it plugged in once it started to get below freezing.
New plans are for a high idle setting on my chip. We use that in our Strykers when its cold and it seems to work wonders.
New plans are for a high idle setting on my chip. We use that in our Strykers when its cold and it seems to work wonders.
Lucky Jeff
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Ditto. This is what cummins suggests. Letting them sit idling is bad for them. Especially while cold. Just take it easy and don't romp on it till it warms up. I usually don't take it over 2k
Nuzzy
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Hell, I don't even plug mine in and it's routinely near 0
tomsbrokeagain
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My truck won't warm up in the winter.
I start it, open the gate, and go easy until Sultan (4 mi), then get it.
I start it, open the gate, and go easy until Sultan (4 mi), then get it.
zukkev
Cornfuzzled yet again...
It all depends how late I am headin' off to work!!!:redneck:
Seriously, I start it, then run in and grab my lunch box, kiss the wife, and head for the nearest coffe stand (600ft from the driveway!!!:haha
Seriously, I start it, then run in and grab my lunch box, kiss the wife, and head for the nearest coffe stand (600ft from the driveway!!!:haha
Jeepasaurusrex
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Blip the starter, watch the oil pressure climb, put it in gear and go. Only thing I don't like is the EGBV valve in the cold weather. :redneck:
Six-Nine
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Start truck, turn on seat warmers and exhaust brake. usually runs a couple of minutes while I grab my coffee.
Lucky Jeff
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Yuppie :fawkdancesmiley:
skinny_pedal
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ill be investing in a cold front for the truck this year But im with majority...I dont even let my glowplugs warm. Turn the key...it fires...put in drive and go. The seat warmer keeps me cozy tell the heat actually kicks in
But im with majority...I dont even let my glowplugs warm. Turn the key...it fires...put in drive and go. The seat warmer keeps me cozy tell the heat actually kicks inFlat-Bed_3rd_Gen
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Just let the oil psi to come up and go.
What kind of rig do you have? Yr, make, model?
What kind of rig do you have? Yr, make, model?
1 grumpy
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I start mine up put it in nuetral for 2minutes and then go. putting it in nuetral gets the torque converter full of tranny fluid :awesomework:
02 dodge 24v
