so, I changed the fuel filter a couple days ago and that seemed to cold start up issue. but then again today (8 degrees F) I had cold start issues. I forgot to ask about oil weight, I am still running 15 W40 in the engine, should I be swapping to 5 W40 synthetic? would that help?

 

It helped mine.

 

I run an oil pan heater so I don't worry too much about 15W40 being in there

 

how many watts? i herd to many (like 100 or 150) can cook the oil in the pan.

 

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Time...1 hour for every 10 degrees belo +32F

 

ahhh, a fellow alaskan. good to hear from ya.

the thermostat you have, is it setup through an autostart feature? I have heard about some of those through some buddies who work the slope.

 

500- cooks it really good...

 

Why don't you just plug it in? The engine block heater works great. Below 40F and mine is plugged in all night.

 

yeah, i plug it in when I am home, but rumor has it I shouldnt have to, it should still start if it doesnt drop below 0. but even then, I know people who have trucks that start well below 0 without being plugged in.

 

Sounds like you need injectors. Ijust did mine it would not start once the temp got around the 40 degree mark so i pulled all 6 had them tested at the local injection shop and 2 were leaking internaly. I ordered 2 from midwest injection in Illinios for 357 a piece so far so good its been two weeks now and we have been seeing temps in the -4 area in the mornings.Two cranks tops and she is running it hasnt started this good for along time. Good luck with yours. Greg

 

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how much does it normally cost to have injectors tested? I am really hoping thats not the issue, but it is starting to sound like it is. I left it unplugged last night to do a little test today. I hear that if you cycle the heating grids a couple times that helps. so I want to try that now.

 

i just tried starting it again, and it still wont start without being plugged in. so maybe I should have the injectors checked. but man, that sounds spendy.
actually, I also read somewhere that it might be the grid heaters, any idea how to test that, since that is probably cheaper than injectors.

 

All last year I was plugging the truck in, but the stupid thing wasn't working. Never had a problem starting, and I only noticed that it wasn't working when it got to -20. Truck still started, but it sure didn't like it.

 

so I am going to try this howes stuff, and see if I am just having a gelling issue, maybe from there I can determine if it is a fuel heating problem or not.

I picked some stuff up from an auto parts store, it says "one shot" on it, but is one quart of treatment. should I only put half of the bottle into my tank when I fill it up this time? it calls for 1oz for every 2 gallons.