when to plug in
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when to plug in
Hey guys, quick question.. I know on my diesel i plug it in below about above zero. My gassers how ever are always inside... I am taking a 3 day trip and its cold up here in montana. Will be in temps as cold as -30F.. Do I need to plug the hemi in? Coolant is obviously up to snuff as well as having sythetic fluids all the way around.. I know if i took my diesel, id have to plug in or itd be pretty un happy starting.
Josh
Josh
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Just a thought, while I do not have the ability to plug in the Hemi, I think I would just to keep things working such as the engine heater. I once had a Ramcharger 4x4 but never, ever went 4 wheeling with it however, about 2 twice a year would put in 4 wheel drive to make sure the system worked if needed.
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Hey guys, quick question.. I know on my diesel i plug it in below about above zero. My gassers how ever are always inside... I am taking a 3 day trip and its cold up here in montana. Will be in temps as cold as -30F.. Do I need to plug the hemi in? Coolant is obviously up to snuff as well as having sythetic fluids all the way around.. I know if i took my diesel, id have to plug in or itd be pretty un happy starting.
Josh
Josh
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There was a video of a 2010 Dodge Ram on Youtube who started up w/out being plugged in at -38*C(-36.4*F). The truck barely cranked and when it did, the engine was practically screaming murder.
Oil doesnt flow well, bearings don't move well which means excessive drag on anything with a mating surface.
If I lived where it was regularly below zero, I would plug in my vehicles regardless of gas or diesel. Luckily, teens is about the cold normal for here in Uptsate NY. Not common for single digits or to go below 0*F but it does happen.
ryans590, hard to give negative celcius figures. People in US are not aware of the swing when gone below zero w/Celsius and they think that F is astronomically cold in the negative like it is when Celsius is positive. Example. 12*C = 53.6*F but going negative doesn't mean same numbers(i.e -53.6*F). Actually -12*C = 10.4*F
Oil doesnt flow well, bearings don't move well which means excessive drag on anything with a mating surface.
If I lived where it was regularly below zero, I would plug in my vehicles regardless of gas or diesel. Luckily, teens is about the cold normal for here in Uptsate NY. Not common for single digits or to go below 0*F but it does happen.
ryans590, hard to give negative celcius figures. People in US are not aware of the swing when gone below zero w/Celsius and they think that F is astronomically cold in the negative like it is when Celsius is positive. Example. 12*C = 53.6*F but going negative doesn't mean same numbers(i.e -53.6*F). Actually -12*C = 10.4*F
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