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I live in Edmonton where the temperature this morning was -28 Celcius with the wind chill factor.Minus 20 without it.I'm not sure what that is in Farenheit. All I know it was really Cold. I didn't plug my truck in cause I didn't expect it to get really cold overnite.I figured well Ford really brags about this truck starting in cold weather. I'm gonna try it.
I couldn't believe it. Turned over fast, started right up and no smoke, noise or anything.I was super impressed.And I'm only using Rotella T regular DIesel. Not synthetic.Way to go Ford.
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2008 F350 SRW CC Lariat,6.4,20 inch wheels, Spray in Boxliner,Retrax Roll top cover, Bluetooth, Warn Transformer with M12000 winch and SST Cover,HID Lights, Dual 150 watt Daylighters.5 inch Magnaflow exhaust. etc.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mark Kovalsky</div><div class="ubbcode-body">-20C is -4F. Windchill doesn't matter to a truck. Windchill is an estimate of how cold bare skin feels. Trucks don't have skin.
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Thanks for the conversion. I would never attempt to start my 02 Diesel in -20 C.I still can't get over how easily it started without complaint.
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2008 F350 SRW CC Lariat,6.4,20 inch wheels, Spray in Boxliner,Retrax Roll top cover, Bluetooth, Warn Transformer with M12000 winch and SST Cover,HID Lights, Dual 150 watt Daylighters.5 inch Magnaflow exhaust. etc.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mark Kovalsky</div><div class="ubbcode-body">-20C is -4F. Windchill doesn't matter to a truck. Windchill is an estimate of how cold bare skin feels. Trucks don't have skin.
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Wind chill of -28 C or -18F makes a big difference as to the truck starting IMO, because you wounldn't get me out there to do it! LOL
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2008 SD 250 PSD King Ranch 4X4, SWB, CC, Auto 3.73
Viper 791 XV alarm with remote start. FS2500 bypass filter. Edge Insight multi gauge. Line-X. Retrax.
You'll notice these trucks start MUCH better than the diesels of old. The big thing I have noticed is prolonged exposure to temps in that range. A single night where it dips that low, then shoots back up to -5 over the next few days is nothing. It's when the high is -18ish over a week that the truck will start to feel it.
Having said that, I started my 03' in -35, unplugged without a problem. It let me know it was unhappy but in a pinch it started!
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mark Kovalsky</div><div class="ubbcode-body">-20C is -4F. Windchill doesn't matter to a truck. Windchill is an estimate of how cold bare skin feels. Trucks don't have skin.
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True that windchill doesn't count if your truck is just parked there overnight. If it is plugged in or you shut it off and plan to come back in a reasonable length of time then the heat dissipation of increased windchill does count
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: NatesDiesel</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I dunno, but all those temps sound too cold for me, and Im in Ohio!
Negative four and its not even "dead winter" yet...Oh, dear.
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I'm with you...heck I'm in the south and if it ever gets close to that here I'm moving futher south...Look out A-1-A here I come...
Mark,
I repectfully disagree. If the ambient temperature is 32 degrees, the oil in the oil pan will thicken somewhat. With that same 32 degrees, but with the wind blowing across the oil pan at 10 mph, the oil should thicken up faster due to the cooling affect of the air/temp ratio (the windchill). Am I wrong? maybe it's not 'windchill' as we think of windchill, but it is the same effect.
short_stuff
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Y2K F250 CC PSD Auto, Short-bed Lariat, Woodland Green/Gold, ordered 07/10/99, born 09/12/99, delivered 10/08/99, Access bed cover, Bed Rug, Zoodad mod, Viper Remote Start Alarm, Fumoto valve, 103K somewhat error-free miles (so far) [never back to dealer for anything]
Repairs: CPS, Water Separator Valve assembly, rear axle bearings, VSS, batteries, brakes, alternator, serpentine belt (x2), driver door pwrlock actuator, water pump
2003 VW Jetta TDI auto, 90k miles, all stock, no mods, 41 mpg most days. A rocket in disguise...
Repairs: alternator, brake switch (x2), power window wire harness, #4 glow plug, glow plug wire harness
On order - 2009 VW Tiguan (2.0 l turbo gas engine to take advantage of $1.79 fuel prices [for now])- should arrive off the boat soon.
It will cool faster, but it will not cool below ambient.
Let's say you have water in a container where it can't evaporate in an ambient of 33F. There is a very strong wind so that the wind chill is -15F. Will the water freeze?
Hint: NO! The temperature is still 33F. If the water was above 33F when you put it outside it will cool to 33F faster than if there was no wind, but it can't get below 33F.
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Yeah I do. It takes about a minute to get going but it sure works nice when it does. It's minus 20 outside again this morning.With no wind. It's been minus 20 every morning for the last few days. The way this trucks starts right up you'd swear it was summer. And I'm only using Rotella T 15w 40 right now.
I've also been using Fords Cetane Booster with additive as well.
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2008 F350 SRW CC Lariat,6.4,20 inch wheels, Spray in Boxliner,Retrax Roll top cover, Bluetooth, Warn Transformer with M12000 winch and SST Cover,HID Lights, Dual 150 watt Daylighters.5 inch Magnaflow exhaust. etc.
after sitting all night at about -10 my truck didnt crank any longer than normal but it sure started up slower. the RPM gauge rose slowly as it started.
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2008 F250 Crew Cab Short Bed 4x4 Lariat Oxford White Over Pueblo Gold. Lots of options, SCT Extreme Livewire.
This is me weaping in total envy. I elected to buy mine off the lot because of time restraints and it did not have the supplemental heater. Blows my mind that all trucks in this neck of the woods don't come equipped with it.
I've enquired into having it added after the fact. Let's just say you don't want to go there.
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2003 350 Lariat FX4 Short Box 6.0L *SOLD*
2008 FX4 F350 6.4L Dually Long Box, Black on Black PICTURES
2007 Keystone Raptor 3712TS PICTURES
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