graphitecumnz

I think some people are confused, the OP is not concerned about not having heat in his cab, it's trying to restart an engine that's been unplugged for 12hours or more in -40C temperatures...

megafast

I would get the diesel, it has a warranty. If things break or plug up, they fix it. Once warranty expires, delete everything. Thats what I just did. I was worried about it, but while under warranty, its their baby. Then I will just do the deletes.

hoot

I thought they started offering the Power Wagon in diesel?

DJM

Not in the USA. Therefore, I'm going to create my own diesel equivalent to the power wagon, expecting delivery of my project truck next week.

hoot

I did it the easy way...

Berak

I don't think you understand the function of a diesel fired engine pre-heater. The primary function of a diesel pre-heater is to heat the engine coolant for easy starting in cold weather vs plugging in (which isn't an option in most locations anyway). The heated cab is just a nice side effect.

With the timer, he would just set it to come on two hours before he wanted to start it. It would fire right up like he just shut it off. This is exactly why they exist.

DJM

hoot ...... if you got a cummins power wagon, I'm jealous. Currently they do not offer the power wagon with a cummins ! Therefore, I have to build my own.

AH64ID

From what I gather the issue with idling has been resolved with flashes that allow regen at idle.

Power wagons are very over rated in my opinion, get a diesel and add the mods you need. An Espar on a isolated battery setup would be the shiznit!

hoot

I just put the emblems on. I bent up my original tailgate that I put the Power Wagon emblem last year. I found a new takeoff from a real Power Wagon so it's actually got some real Power Wagon parts on it LOL



I found this article in 4 Wheeler....

When Dodge resurrected the Power Wagon name in 2005 we, like many of you, were excited about the prospects of this new off-road-ready pickup. Dodge had checked off 99 percent of the ultimate off-road boxes on the build sheet: sway bar disconnects, front and rear selectable lockers, slightly bigger tires, rock sliders, and even a front winch! Unfortunately for many, Dodge didn't mark off that one important check we all craved, a Cummins diesel engine.

Everyone knows the Cummins diesel is a torque monster of a powerplant, perfect for twisting big tires down the trail. Imagine our excitement when we realized it's now possible to build your own version of the Power Wagon out of a diesel Ram 2500 or 3500 pickup.

The Power Wagon came with a 10 1/2-inch AAM rear axle, while the diesel trucks come with a massive 11 1/2-inch AAM rear axle, and for the longest time only the factory limited slip was available. Then recently Detroit and Yukon Gear both offered a fulltime locker, but we still wanted the same select-ability that the Power Wagon offered. Luckily ARB has just released the first selectable Air Locker for the AAM rear (ARB already had the front AAM 9.25 in production) and we saw our dream diesel truck coming together.

http://4wheeloffroad.automotive.com/...gon/index.html

DJM

That's cool ! I'm just going to build my own ! I wanted the diesel so it wa sthe only way to go.