We are supposed to have -2 tonight here in Missouri. Thats pretty cold for around here. :'( :'( :'(

 

I dont mean for this to shift the focus of this thread, but I have a question for all who live in extreme cold climates:

We can plug our trucks in to help them start. We can leave the truck in "N" (autos) to help warm up the tranny, but my question is:
What about the gear oil in the differencials and the manual tranny's?
In temps this cold, the diff fluid must turn to a solid? Doesnt it?
I would think driving any vehicle in temps like that would leave the axles without lubircaton?

Am I missing something here?

Rich

 

don't the synthetics have like a -40 or greater pour point.... wouldn't that be preventing it from freezing up? I don't know, i'm no oil expert... ;D

 

[quote author=TPilaske link=board=10;threadid=9940;start=15#95068 date=1043261741]<br>don't the synthetics have like a -40 or greater pour point.... wouldn't that be preventing it from freezing up? I don't know, i'm no oil expert... ;D<br>[/quote]<br><br>I dont know either. I always saw diff fluis as being really thick. Im guessing that it would not tollerate the cold temps very well. <br>Maybe Im wrong... thats why I asked ???<br><br>Rich

 

[quote author=FiverBob link=board=10;threadid=9940;start=0#94956 date=1043250357]<br>It was down to 52 degrees last night - - only going to reach 71 today.[/quote]<br><br>I hate you.<br><br>BTW, your gauge cup is in. But you'll have to drive up here to get it :P<br><br>Now onto the diffs/tranny. The fluid does get pretty frosty up here, but will still run and lubricate. After a couple miles, things will heat up and everything is cool (er, warm) again. We generally take it _very_ easy on the trucks up here for the first few miles.<br><br>Of course, you have to make sure that your oil is not contaminated in any way, shape, or form, otherwise you'll have little ice cubes bouncing around in the diff. ;D<br><br>Rod

 

You can definately tell when things are as cold as they are right now. Yes the fluids get thicker and need to warm up too.<br>Just slow driving for the first little while will help heat things up and loosen it up too. Even the tires will have flat spots and ride rougher until they heat up from rolling.<br><br>The colder it gets the more care in warming up a vehicle you need to take.<br><br>I have seen some metals snap when its real cold.<br><br> :'(

 

Anyone else notice the injection pump gets a little buzzy around 0[sup]o[/sup]? It didn't sound too good this morning.

 

[quote author=Commatoze link=board=10;threadid=9940;start=15#95088 date=1043264843]<br>Anyone else notice the injection pump gets a little buzzy around 0[sup]o[/sup]? It didn't sound too good this morning.<br>[/quote]<br><br>Could that be caused by the fuel getting a little thicker as it goes through the pump?<br>Or,<br>Could it be bacause the engine oil is thicker (Aren't these pumps lubed from the engine oil?) thus, taking more time to circulate up to the pump?<br><br>Rich

 

Sometimes it's a pig to shift the 5 speed when it's real cold. Like today!<br><br>

 

:'(<br><br>http://www.theweathernetwork.com/cit.../regina_SK.htm<br><br> :'(

 

Temps here are supposed to get down to 25-35 degrees below zero. This is of course with the new way that they figure the wind chill.<br>If you figure it the old way that translates into -45 to -55 degrees<br>Now don't you feel so much warmer! <br> ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

[quote author=DieselDaze link=board=10;threadid=9940;start=15#95096 date=1043265233]<br>[quote author=Commatoze link=board=10;threadid=9940;start=15#95088 date=1043264843]<br>Anyone else notice the injection pump gets a little buzzy around 0[sup]o[/sup]? It didn't sound too good this morning.<br>[/quote]<br><br>Could that be caused by the fuel getting a little thicker as it goes through the pump?<br>Or,<br>Could it be bacause the engine oil is thicker (Aren't these pumps lubed from the engine oil?) thus, taking more time to circulate up to the pump?<br><br>Rich<br>[/quote]<br><br>I thought the fuel lubed the injection pump?! ???

 

[quote author=TPilaske link=board=10;threadid=9940;start=15#95223 date=1043280506]<br>[quote author=DieselDaze link=board=10;threadid=9940;start=15#95096 date=1043265233]<br>[quote author=Commatoze link=board=10;threadid=9940;start=15#95088 date=1043264843]<br>Anyone else notice the injection pump gets a little buzzy around 0[sup]o[/sup]? It didn't sound too good this morning.<br>[/quote]<br><br>Could that be caused by the fuel getting a little thicker as it goes through the pump?<br>Or,<br>Could it be bacause the engine oil is thicker (Aren't these pumps lubed from the engine oil?) thus, taking more time to circulate up to the pump?<br><br>Rich<br>[/quote]<br><br>I thought the fuel lubed the injection pump?! ???<br>[/quote]<br><br><br><br>Hmmm.. I thought it got, at least in part, some of its lubrication from the engine oil?<br>I could be wrong.<br>Or.. maybe its different for different years?<br> ???<br>Rich

 

Just seen you had a '95.... ehhhhhhhhh your probably right for your year... ;D<br><br>Ours get it from just the fuel I believe... ???

 

[quote author=DieselDaze link=board=10;threadid=9940;start=15#95225 date=1043280640]<br>[quote author=TPilaske link=board=10;threadid=9940;start=15#95223 date=1043280506]<br>[quote author=DieselDaze link=board=10;threadid=9940;start=15#95096 date=1043265233]<br>[quote author=Commatoze link=board=10;threadid=9940;start=15#95088 date=1043264843]<br>Anyone else notice the injection pump gets a little buzzy around 0[sup]o[/sup]? It didn't sound too good this morning.<br>[/quote]<br><br>Could that be caused by the fuel getting a little thicker as it goes through the pump?<br>Or,<br>Could it be bacause the engine oil is thicker (Aren't these pumps lubed from the engine oil?) thus, taking more time to circulate up to the pump?<br><br>Rich<br>[/quote]<br><br>I thought the fuel lubed the injection pump?! ???<br>[/quote]<br><br><br><br>Hmmm.. I thought it got, at least in part, some of its lubrication from the engine oil?<br>I could be wrong.<br>Or.. maybe its different for different years?<br> ???<br>Rich<br>[/quote]<br><br>12 valvers (undervalvers ) have the oil lubricated injection pump.<br><br>24 valvers (properly valved ;D) have the fuel lubricated VP44.<br><br><br>Still, back on topic, that's dang cold.<br>Just dropped below 50 today.<br>Won't need to plug in here at work.<br><br>phox