Started it at 50deg today without grids and it took noticebly longer to crank and after it started emitted a puff of white smoke. Is this normal for 50deg w/no grids?

If I use grids it starts much faster and no smoke puff.

 

You sorta answered your own question, dude..................

 

Right, but I was wanting to know if this is typical of using no grids in 50deg. If so, how do people with grid deletes ever get their truck started at 10deg?

I understand that the difference was the grid heaters but it seems like mine starts kinda rough for the temp (50deg) and no grids. Just trying to get a feel for how it should start. It seems like my 2001 would crank up almost instantly in anything but freezing weather, without waiting to start.

 

Mine does the same thing. I don't think mine would start at all at 50 without the grids. It sometimes barely starts WITH the grids if it's cold. I think my injectors are dying.

 

I was wanting to know because I recently had brand new injectors from Cummins installed under warranty. It should fire up like a new one.

 

Wanna trade some injectors?

 

What have you got?

 

Some 50hp over stock worn out ones apparently judging by the hard starts and white smoke. Is there a market for those? haha

 

I don't think there's a market for those.

 

I can't see why there wouldn't be. People pay for injectors that only smoke black, mine smoke both white and black.