Dreadflux
Registered User
Hey guys... winter is coming.
As the weather approaches, I have two quick questions.
First, when I’m cold starting the truck, how long should I let it try to turn over, before I stop and try again? What is the correct timing of the intervals, my book says 15 seconds which seems long. Also, in my original owners manual, it says I’m to depress the gas pedal half way... is this true? I haven’t been doing this. Just the clutch obviously. I have not let it try more than 5 seconds before I stop. Then when I try again it fires right up, but I have a large cloud of white smoke, then a smaller puff of black. Is this normal?
Second question, my 7.3 diesel runs pretty cold so when should I attach my leather grill cover? The temp outside has been a steady 12-18 degrees Celsius (sorry Canadian here), some mornings as low as 6 degrees C. On the gauge I’m always between the Cold and the first line for the normal area. Even my exhaust temp doesn’t get higher than 400 degrees, usually sits around 300, 400-450 when I’m pulling. But I’ve only had the truck for a month, and haven’t done any heavy pulling yet. My 97’ 7.3 PS was always around the 700-900 range. But it had 390,*** kms vs. 51,*** kms I have on this truck. Wonder if amount of kms makes a difference or not... from what I’m reading you guys seem to have higher readings.
Thanks in advance!
*1991 F-350 dually diesel 7.3L IDI Banks sidewinder conversion. Manual transmission. 51,*** kms.
As the weather approaches, I have two quick questions.
First, when I’m cold starting the truck, how long should I let it try to turn over, before I stop and try again? What is the correct timing of the intervals, my book says 15 seconds which seems long. Also, in my original owners manual, it says I’m to depress the gas pedal half way... is this true? I haven’t been doing this. Just the clutch obviously. I have not let it try more than 5 seconds before I stop. Then when I try again it fires right up, but I have a large cloud of white smoke, then a smaller puff of black. Is this normal?
Second question, my 7.3 diesel runs pretty cold so when should I attach my leather grill cover? The temp outside has been a steady 12-18 degrees Celsius (sorry Canadian here), some mornings as low as 6 degrees C. On the gauge I’m always between the Cold and the first line for the normal area. Even my exhaust temp doesn’t get higher than 400 degrees, usually sits around 300, 400-450 when I’m pulling. But I’ve only had the truck for a month, and haven’t done any heavy pulling yet. My 97’ 7.3 PS was always around the 700-900 range. But it had 390,*** kms vs. 51,*** kms I have on this truck. Wonder if amount of kms makes a difference or not... from what I’m reading you guys seem to have higher readings.
Thanks in advance!
*1991 F-350 dually diesel 7.3L IDI Banks sidewinder conversion. Manual transmission. 51,*** kms.