Diesel Engines ~ Cold Starts

[Yooper75]

X2! Well said! These trucks are "oil burners" and they are sometimes onery, which, much like the other women we love, make them noisy and fussy when things aren't exactly to there liking. But, much like the other women, were not ever gonna be able to "fix" everything, everytime. Sometimes you just gotta let them have their way for a minute or two....... or longer if needed! And sometimes you just gotta ride it like it's someone else's till she stops bucking!

Truer words have never been spoken.

 

[BIG JOE]

X2! Well said! These trucks are "oil burners" and they are sometimes onery, which, much like the other women we love, make them noisy and fussy when things aren't exactly to there liking. But, much like the other women, were not ever gonna be able to "fix" everything, everytime. Sometimes you just gotta let them have their way for a minute or two....... or longer if needed! And sometimes you just gotta ride it like it's someone else's till she stops bucking!

VERY good analogy there bigrigr

Joe

 

[Frankenstien]

Good Job at heading things off at the Pass Dave...

ahhhh and one other thingy that is often asked..... "Is it supposed to smoke like that?..."

Yes.... Blue and white are common on a cold engine... however once things warm up a bit they will clear.

 

[JLDickmon]

Good Job at heading things off at the Pass Dave...

ahhhh and one other thingy that is often asked..... "Is it supposed to smoke like that?..."

Yes.... Blue and white are common on a cold engine... however once things warm up a bit they will clear.

I need to take video of mine starting after sitting at the shop for a day..
friggin Puff The Magic Dragon....

 

[bears4x4]

oh yea to add, if your in the south and plan on going north for winter time, and want to replace a block heater, if your lucky you may get a "Cert" tech that knows his sh*#, but if not you may be speaking Chinese to the "Cert" tech, happened to me and it was freakin hilarious telling them what i wanted when the parts shop was full of other peps, the parts guy turned so red when he realized that i was actually talking about a factory part that he had never heard of, so he said.