The last 2 days have been pretty cold here and leaving work tonite it was 0 according to overhead comp. This is my first winter w/ a diesel and I must say, the Cummins starts better in cold weather than my old GMC gasser! I love this truck! ;D
-Steve

 

Although I'm not down to zero (fahrenheit) yet, I agree with you -- I love this truck.
I think it is a joyous thing because I have no experience with diesels or trucks. Now, at fifty, I am experiencing something completely new. The last time I did that I was 12 years old.

 

it hit 0F last night here in Bozeman, started right up, it took about 10 miles for warm air to come out of the vents. its pretty bad when the loaf of bread and gallon of milk that was left in for 5 hours were frozen like a rock. getting colder too,
i will start to plug in soon, i work graveyard so its not that cold when i head to work, just the way back.
CTD hows the hunting over in great falls.
gonzo out

 

Alright guys, enough already. Just Kidding. I grew up in Big Timber. I remember when I had my first truck. Found out the hard way about setting the parking brake and leaving the tranny in something other than neutral. Only get to see Zero or below once and a while now. 59 degrees with 59 dewpoint this morning in sunnystillmowingthegrass Ky.

Take care, Ed

 

Hey Gonzo, not bad now that the temps are down. A buddy got a nice 4x5 whitetail yesterday. Not much doing for Elk, antelope tag is filled, but I pretty much save Deer for the last 2 weeks of nov. That week of stinking 80 degrees here in G.F. really hurt the hunting, but it should be alot better now.-Steve

 

well the lowest here yet has been 43°, almost seems like summer to me 8)


° the degree symbol ;D

Alt 2 4 8 on the right keypad of your keyboard

BW

 

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well the lowest here yet has been 43°, almost seems like summer to me 8)


° the degree symbol ;D

Alt 2 4 8 on the right keypad of your keyboard

BW



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40°
Sweet! Do you have any other keyboard secrets?

 

:'(

It was MINUS 22C° here last night and a windchill near -30C°

Had the furnace in the shop keeping the truck warm.

 

It was 68° when I left the house this morning. Supposed to get up in the 80's. : I'm ready for some cold weather. :-

 

It was -17C (1F) here last night. I had the truck plugged in overnight and it started with minimal "clatter" this morning. I drove 6 miles to work and had warm air blowing about 3/4's of the way there. The temp guage didn't make it into the "normal" section until I arrived at work and didn't make it to fully operating temperature which is +95C (203F) at all. I'm sure it will start fine when the weather gets down to our normal overnight lows of -25C (-13F), but in cab heat and getting it to warm up to normal operating temperature will be another thing.

I'm thinking about a winter front and an interior car warmer. Anyone found a neat winter front?

 

I might get a Lund winter front...inserts for the grill.

I am still going to get an ESPAR heater.

 

When the temps get "cold" here, I use winter fronts.
On those few days when we get real cold, I also add a piece of cardboard with a 6" hole cut in the center slipped between the radiator and the Intercooler to get those temps up a little quicker and get the temp needle into the normal range.

 

Scotty:

Did you post about a group buy of the Espar?

If so, I'd be interested...


Rene

 

A friend of mine got a bunch of them last year and paid 1350.00 Canadian each with the remote.

IF thats a good deal, I will see if he can get more.

Has anyone else got a price for them?

That would be about $1,000.00 USD right now.

Scotty


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Scotty:

Did you post about a group buy of the Espar?

If so, I'd be interested...


Rene
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[quote author=Scotty link=board=20;threadid=21814;start=0#msg204946 date=1067873468]
I might get a Lund winter front...inserts for the grill.

I am still going to get an ESPAR heater.


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Scotty, Let me know if you find a place for the espar heater under the hood. Espar says there isn't room on the 3rd Gen trucks. Maybe they are wrong!!