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Title: -17C cold start this morning
Post by: zozie on December 09, 2010, 05:09:17 am
Well I'm surprised it started ;D
It sat for 2 days without plugging it in. Injector and pump were rebuilt by Performance diesel 2 years ago. 15-40 oil, 4 year old battery.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb-HeSoOnYw

Sorry for the quality but I just grabbed my phone to see if I can record it. I had to put it down to pull the cold start lever cause I just couldn't pull it before cranking the engine.
Title: Re: -17C cold start this morning
Post by: 8v-of-fury on December 09, 2010, 08:44:34 am
seems its time for a new battery again ;) That was a bit rough lol but she runs good and strong!
Title: Re: -17C cold start this morning
Post by: zozie on December 09, 2010, 09:28:06 am
Yeah that battery is almost dead I think but I haven't been driving it a lot either.
Title: Re: -17C cold start this morning
Post by: R.O.R-2.0 on December 09, 2010, 09:48:43 am
thats the worst thing you can do to a battery.. let it sit.
Title: Re: -17C cold start this morning
Post by: RabbitJockey on December 09, 2010, 05:06:20 pm
it must have a hell of a good engine to start while being cranked that slow
Title: Re: -17C cold start this morning
Post by: zozie on December 09, 2010, 05:34:40 pm
it must have a hell of a good engine to start while being cranked that slow

It does. ;D
Title: Re: -17C cold start this morning
Post by: 8v-of-fury on December 11, 2010, 05:27:16 pm
super good compression and hella good plugs. lol
Title: Re: -17C cold start this morning
Post by: zozie on December 12, 2010, 08:39:33 am
I had it up in Sudbury, ON last January :P It started in -27c (!). That was not so easy tho :o I'm thinking of going 0-40 Synthetic but I have a very small leak from a crank seal and I'm afraid it won't be so slight with synthetic......