On Tuesday 24 April 2007 4:19 pm, Derek Kalweit wrote: > > The engine I had (Cummins 14 Liter) would generally be ok at 8F if it > > wasn't shut off for too long. Minus 8, however, would make it choke. I > > would use additives all winter, though, because I never really knew where > > I was going or what was coming. > > Did you have glow plugs? The glow plugs in my old truck usually worked > fine. The only time I had a little difficulty even with the glow plugs > was when it reached -15 or so once a couple winters ago. I tried to > find an extension for the block heater, but I couldn't find one-- > eventually I got it started, though... > > Oddly enough, my diesel tractor always started up even in the same > weather without glow plugs-- it just smoked like hell...
Hi Derek! I don't think the 14 liter Cummins has glow plugs. It did smoke a lot on a cold start. The 5.9 Cummins used in Dodge Rams may have glow plugs, but it is a much different style of engine. Sounds the same, though. Noisy. -- Regards, Pete http://www.pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
