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I am about to take my Excursion into some cold weather (15 degrees F or so) and wanted to know if there was anything I needed to do to prepare for it?
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One other thing I thought of this morning that your X will do that may catch you off guard. When it is idling/warming up, after about a minute of idling, if the air and engine are cold enough, the engine RPMs will raise up to about 1000-1100RPMs to help raise the exhaust temps. Once you touch the brake pedal or accelerator, the engine will drop back down to low idle. So if you start your truck to let it warm up and come back to hear the engine idling higher, you will know why. This catches alot of people off guard so I thought I would give you a heads up.
...danny
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Oxford White / Medium Parchment
K&N Air filter, Husky Floor Liners
20' H&H Speedloader MX Tiltbed Trailer
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One other tip.
I've found that a grille cover pad/screen is a great little option.
I use the padded cover when it's cold and I think the engine compartment and engine stay warm longer after I park the truck outside where I can't plug it in. Obviously the truck reaches operating temps sooner and runs warmer with the cover in place.
I also really like the screen cover in the summer so I don't have to clean out all the stinky dead bugs from my radiator after a trip [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img]!!!!
My $.02
Todd (NoPlugs)
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Lowes had a similar one but the clock was 240V for water heaters
It is a very standard unit IE: Timer #101
Bruce
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Ford 30MM Rear Bar
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V Code LF, U Code RF Modified Fs in the rear
Catch All Linners
750 W Inverter
Magnaflow XL System W/ 3.5 DP OE Cat spliced in at 4" inlet and 3-3/4" outlet.
ART Rotors, Performance Friction Pads, Front & Rear
Rancho RSXs on Front and 9000s set at 2 on rear
06 Chrome Package Grill,bumpers and hooks. After an encounter with a Honda, (She got the ticket) 2005 Ex and Specs and Pictures of 2002 X
I operate my X and a couple of other diesel vehicles in -40 below all the time. So far we've had -20 and no problems.
I haven't put in any anti-gel in my tank. Most of the places in this area "cut" their diesel fuel with Kerosene anyway.
It will start at -35 but it's rough, stumbles, and banging quite a bit. -40 it won't. Plugin isn't allways available before i get the flameing. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Be happy it idles up automatically, my old dodge i had to install a switch to keep from "wet stacking".
15 degrees is nothing. Just follow the good advice from the forum and expect to hear some crazy noises.
Lowes had a similar one but the clock was 240V for water heaters
It is a very standard unit IE: Timer #101
Bruce
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Thanks for the information Bruce,I may put together a heavy duty setup like that at the new house next year [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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I haven't put in any anti-gel in my tank. Most of the places in this area "cut" their diesel fuel with Kerosene anyway.
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I never use anti-gel either but I run straight #1 in the winter. This guy is talking about going into cold weather on Southern California fuel. In that case anti-gel is a must. #2 gels very easy.
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This guy is talking about going into cold weather on Southern California fuel. In that case anti-gel is a must. #2 gels very easy.
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Exactly. That's what happened to my Sister and BIL. Left Houston and got to Colorado and actually had their's almost die driving and barely made it to a place to park it overnight to thaw. It started dieing after being parked for a while then driving down the road in high winds and temps near 0.
He "planned" on filling up with fuel up there but didn't need to right away and trusted the HEAT he put in it. He won't do that again!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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He "planned" on filling up with fuel up there but didn't need to right away and trusted the HEAT he put in it. He won't do that again!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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HEAT removes water it does not prevent the fuel from gelling at all.
Thanks guys for all the imput, I am leaving South Carolina next and driving to the middle of Wisconsin, a check of the Weather Channel shows some very cold temps up there next week. I already have the fuel additive, I will put together a timer and flat extention cord tomorrow.
Thanks again
vettmike
Anderson SC
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'00 White XLT with PSD Badging, K & N Filters, PPIII
The only purpose of the timer is to save money on the electric bill. It is better on the engine to leave it plugged in all night so it doesn't get the hot-cold-warm-hot cycle. If you are at a motel skip the timer and get your moneys worth out of them. If you are at home use a timer to save a buck or two.
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The only purpose of the timer is to save money on the electric bill. It is better on the engine to leave it plugged in all night so it doesn't get the hot-cold-warm-hot cycle. If you are at a motel skip the timer and get your moneys worth out of them. If you are at home use a timer to save a buck or two.
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Kevin,is Oil Pre-heaters popular up in your parts?
I run a 500 watter on our X in place of the block heater.
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Kevin,is Oil Pre-heaters popular up in your parts?
I run a 500 watter on our X in place of the block heater.
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Most people use a pad that heats the oil pan. Zero-Start and other company's make them. They are a small pad that silicones to the bottom of the oil pan and keeps the oil quite warm. If you pull the dipstick you can feel the oil is warm on it. I park inside at home but when parked outside at work we plug in. I have a pad on both the oil pan and the transmission pan that are plugged in along with the block heater. At -50 the engine starts like we are in Southern California with all the heaters on it. The major drawback is the power consumption but like I said we park inside at home so no problem.
Kevin,off subject question;my wife had seen the pics of your Excursion and is curious to the color of it [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Next winter we'll have our Excursion parked inside to eliminate the use for the preheater,almost can't wait [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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Kevin,off subject question;my wife had seen the pics of your Excursion and is curious to the color of it
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I guess I don't even know the "official" name of it but I would call it a grayish blue??? Very light blue with a Grey tint? Factory color in 00' so I am sure someone knows what it is called? There are at least 4 others here in Fairbanks the same color so I guess it was a popular color. Seems like there is Black, Burgundy, White, Dark Green, Tan and the light blue around here. There is by far more White ones than anything else. I guess people want to blend into the snow [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img].
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