6.0L Power Stroke Engine and DrivetrainDiscussion of the 6.0L Power Stroke diesel engine and drivetrain in the 2003-Up Super Duties and Excursions. No gas engine discussion allowed except on transmissions and drivetrain that pertain to all models. Please confine discussion of topics in this forum to those items that are specific to the 6.0L Power Stroke engine.
Plan on taking my truck up north this winter. Living in FL I've never had to use the heater plug. I was wondering at what temp do you guys start pluging in your engines?
I did at 20 degrees or less with my other deisels and plan to do the same for my 6.0 I have a heavy duty timer so I can have it come on 5 hours before I need the truck.
...then you have the guys from -0 climates posting about not needing to use a block heater at all. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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...then you have the guys from -0 climates posting about not needing to use a block heater at all. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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Mine sits 10-12 hours at work at 0 and starts right up.......................
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Mine sits 10-12 hours at work at 0 and starts right up.......................
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So does mine, but only because I have no means of plugging it in. Given the choice, I would plug it in to reduce engine wear and warm up time. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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I have the remote start on mine. I can start mine from up to 2500 feet away. That gives me about 5 min of run time before I hit the truck. The engine temp is just about ready to move by the time I get ready to put it in drive. I also spend winters with temps 20 or less quite often and I've never plugged mine in. I think good glow plugs will make the difference there.
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Have you heard the term "wet stacking?" Letting your truck idle in cold temps is very detrimental to internal parts. I used to do it, too. It's convenient to get into a warm truck, but not worth the damage it does.
To the original poster- If your truck is '05 or later you better make sure you HAVE a block heater, as this item ceased to be present on newer trucks unless it was ordered. I have also heard that trucks came with a heater and no chord. This would be more likely if the truck was purchased in FL. As for your temp question- I try to get mine plugged in under 30. Sure, your truck will probably start at zero without plugging it in, but I have often times likened the first five minutes of engine operation to kicking your best friend in the face. The racket can't be good for the engine.
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Mine sits 10-12 hours at work at 0 and starts right up.......................
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Yes, but there is a huge difference between sitting during the day and overnight. My 6.2 Chevy would start just fine after sitting at work but would balk at sitting overnight without a plug in. I think it is way easier on the components to be warmer than 0 degrees when you start it. Just think of what even 5-30 oil is like at 0 degrees.
I live in Southwestern PA and this will be my first winter with a Diesel and i'm planning on not using my block heater this winter.We get some pretty cold winters, but i'm gonna try it and see what happens anyways.
But if the need to plug it should arise I will just have to use an extenion cord and plug it in the garage for the time being and in the spring figure something out and have to set something up for next winter in this spring.
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Have you heard the term "wet stacking?" Letting your truck idle in cold temps is very detrimental to internal parts. I used to do it, too. It's convenient to get into a warm truck, but not worth the damage it does.
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Sounds great in theory but you guys are talking about some pretty mild temperatures.
I would love to be able to hop into the truck and take of in 30 seconds but I think the damage would be much more severe than wetstacking when the temperature is -40. At that temperature it takes the truck about 5 minutes to calm down and stop the racket even when plugged in.
I have heard many different guidelines to go by. The recommendation I use, regardless of diesel or gasoline engine, is to plug in when the temps hit 5 degrees. I use a timer and will adjust between 2 and 4 hours depending on how cold it will get.
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There is nothing to setting up an intermatic timer. You just plug the timer into the wall socket. Mount the timer with a screw, set the timer and your're done.
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