Old diesel engines, even in tip top condition, are gonna struggle to start in cold weather. It's just in how diesel engines work. The engine in this truck has a fairly low compression ratio by diesel standards...only around 16:1-18:1...which means it's going to be difficult to light off when it's stone cold and the ambient temps are low. Modern diesels have much improved cold starting aids and much higher CRs...22:1-25:1...so they tend to light off a bit easier in colder temps. This engine being indirect injection also isn't helping matters much; modern engines are direct injection which does help with cold starting. Diesel engines are an entirely different animal to gasoline ones, and older diesels still compared to modern ones.

I understand what ur saying I have a 87 6.9 idi non turbo 350 160k millage and with our plugging it in one cycle of the plugs she fires right up that's all I'm saying i run my truck a lot it's a tow truck and I don't even plug it in

@@sambiker8492 Ye I bet if the glow plugs went wonky it'd be a bit fussy to light off. They were good engines, though, not the most powerful things in the world and noisy AF but dependable as can be and reasonably fuel efficient for the torque they made.

@@TestECull my 1982 240D starts first crank in 30⁰

@@l1lb1lly32 Old school pre-computer volvo diesel. Checks out. Volvo, being a Scandanavian company, designs their engines to start in positively diabolical winter weather.

@@GrantVogel Ah! I hadn't thought about that at all, thanks for the info. Next time I pull my glow plugs I'll have to inspect them for that.

I’d still take 2 of whatever batteries he’s got in her

Glow plugs are not a few hundred a pop. You can get a high quality set for well under 200$. 300$ and you can have a mechanic install them. If you pay that much for glow plugs your a chump. They don't do anything special other then get really hot. Now injectors on the other hand lol

@@tonywilson6053 you’d be better off getting good quality expensive glow plugs otherwise you will be replacing them again soon after, not worth buying cheap glow plugs

@@LR90_200TDI a set of Motorcraft ZD-9 beru are $80 on Amazon

Thinking about it now if you can’t do that when it’s cold swap in a different oil in Summer you should run 15w40 and winter 10w40 (synthetic) really once it get gets to +5 Celsius and colder you want to get that done

@@RandomPerson-te5rz With multi-vis oil you don't have to do that. A 10w40 is going to flow like a 10w oil when it's cold and a 40w once the engine warms up. This means you can use it any time of the year, even in the winter. You'd have a point if single viscosity oils were used, but that's generally not the case these days. This is, quite literally, why multiviscosity oils were invented in the first place.

Plug it in lol

Cosby sauce

Because it’s a Cummings buddy

@@farmerkris423 Cummins

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@@rpaddict5285 my exact thoughts....but wanted to be a smartass

nah that's the transmission. Going into neutral.

Yes you did LOL

i cant find any good ones on the market!

Max 916 na I was just like 😑

I was like just buy a dodge

@@joecaughtligma6917 already got a dodge... just appreciate the sound and smoke of an old motor lol totally pre emissions

Max 916 😂

I guess this is how sports fans feel hen their team gets a point.

In Montana it gets to -19°F during the winter which most trucks can't get running even with block heaters and glow plugs

Please enlighten me on how a Flowmaster super 10 is a factory option

@@edwardteach1855 because my dad and uncle both bought a 92 and 94 new respectively with that exactly bro it's literally just a muffler you can order that thing with anything you want. Enlightened?

@@edwardteach1855 and if they did that themselves, why would you put a flowmaster behind a factory cat? It sounds like a waste of money because it sounds like that. If you're gonna leave the stock cat on you might as well leave the exhaust alone because it'll never sound any better. Nobody with sense puts an expensive muffler in a stock exhaust unless they ordered it that way or they didn't have the money to do it right.

Eric Chapman I’ve never heard of that option I stand corrected. I guess it all boils down to personal preference.

Eric Chapman me personally I’d never run a performance muffler behind a factory catalytic converter. I have a 95 Chevy Tahoe I’m gonna run shorty headers x pipe and a dual in dual out Flowmaster super 44

Landon Cornett same

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look at the cheech

6.9 idi is very similar to 7.3 idi. I believe the 7.3 idi was just the 6.9 stroker.

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@@hilljackzack7284 bored out actually I'm pretty sure

Sounds like a stock z71

Duke lps speed up the engines life cycle too 😂

@@samweimer2118 not at all. Glow plug timer has been acting up on mine for almost 15 years. Been using a quick shot of ether when it doesn't work. Engine still runs perfect.

Or vapor lock it give or take lol

Spray ether into it while yelling mint and stomping on it

Ether is the worst thing u can do for a diesel

Matthew Brookey hell yea it does