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Old 08-02-2007, 08:30 AM
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New guy, New to me truck question

Recently purchased a 06' 3500 megacab with the CTD. Got a really good deal from the dealer since my family has purchased 27 vehicles from them in the last 8 years. The truck had 1743 miles on it and I had them throw in leather (slt trim), tinted windows, and running boards.

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The "wait to start" light never comes on. I have driven Class A's and B's and numerous smaller diesel equipped trucks and I have never not seen this light come on. Any thoughts?


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Old 08-02-2007, 08:38 AM
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Doesn't come on on the newer 3rd gens above 60 degrees. You should be fine. Have to wait for cold weather to make sure though!
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If it is warm enough outside I never see mine either.

However in the winter it does come on.

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Thanks. I was thinking it was going to be something along those lines but wanted to make sure. I live in Texas so it will be awhile before I see the light come on.
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In the past year since I bought my '06, I have only seen that light 3 times in our "dead of winter". It was a fridgid 43* those mornings!!!
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LOL 43* is that all?

Man come to Indiana. Last winter it was -5* for a month. That’s when you get to see your lights dim and get bright, dim, bright, dim, bright dim, bright, dim, bright. If it's 43* here these people are hot. It's 89* and 40% humidity now and my wife (that’s from here) is dieing. LOL I know how you feel though I'm a transplant from Alabama up here now and I'm just getting warm. :|

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Its not called Sunny Florida for nothing! Its more for the fall/winter/spring months though. Its been raining almost every day for I dont know how long now. We needed it badly though.
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i DON'T LIKE HELPING 'NEW GUYS', IT ALWAYS COMES BACK AND BITES YOU IN THE *** SOMEHOW
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Well I traded in my 04 Jeep rubicon on the truck and I had purchased the jeep new and only turned on the AC 2 times when my daughter was riding with me. Before that I had a 99 Jeep Sahara and I only turned on the AC 1 time while we were rockcrawling in Oklahoma. I usually just pulled the windows off.

I grew up in Louisiana and live in Texas, I hate cold weather. I would rather have 90+ temps for 6 months than below 50 temps for 2.
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southern california here
I dont even know where to look for that light...
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