mariner45
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Well, now that winter has finally arrived here in mid northern BC, things are proving to be very interesting.
Last night and early morning temperatures were minus 36 C or minus 32F and nothing worked on the old F250. Literally, nothing worked.
To get the ignition switch to accept the key I had to use windshield washer fluid in a spray bottle. When the key turned, I could get the glow plugs to cycle, but the starter would not engage - nothing but a click from the fender relay! Guess that was frozen open with those temperatures
. The seats were like wooden boxes - the foam rubber was that hard, it literally felt like a wood seat 
I had the truck plugged into to a timer and the block heater had three hours of heating !!!
I have just run a fan heater to the truck cab on a second extension cord and will plug it in for a couple of hours before needing the truck. That should at least make turning the ignition switch easier - maybe.
The truck has two nearly new group 31 batteries in it - and they are presently being charged to boost the reserve.
Will see tomorrow, how the old F250 works - if it will even start. Has worked fine in minus 20 C temperatures, so this temporary blip is unusual.
I sure hope you guys in the midwest don't get the temps they we have been getting - it is a might inconvenient to say the least.
Cheers
mariner
Last night and early morning temperatures were minus 36 C or minus 32F and nothing worked on the old F250. Literally, nothing worked.
To get the ignition switch to accept the key I had to use windshield washer fluid in a spray bottle. When the key turned, I could get the glow plugs to cycle, but the starter would not engage - nothing but a click from the fender relay! Guess that was frozen open with those temperatures
. The seats were like wooden boxes - the foam rubber was that hard, it literally felt like a wood seat I had the truck plugged into to a timer and the block heater had three hours of heating !!!I have just run a fan heater to the truck cab on a second extension cord and will plug it in for a couple of hours before needing the truck. That should at least make turning the ignition switch easier - maybe.
The truck has two nearly new group 31 batteries in it - and they are presently being charged to boost the reserve.
Will see tomorrow, how the old F250 works - if it will even start. Has worked fine in minus 20 C temperatures, so this temporary blip is unusual.
I sure hope you guys in the midwest don't get the temps they we have been getting - it is a might inconvenient to say the least.
Cheers
mariner
