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Originally Posted by kerry
Got the same issue with my wife. It's hard to think outside the gasser box.
I forget to add in my original post that synthetic oil makes all the difference in the world in cranking speeds below about 10 degrees.
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Well my wife called me after she was already on the route home this evening. She successfully started the car in 12˚ after 2 glows and 3 seconds of cranking. She was quite happy that it fired up so easily and seems a bit more confident. It was a marked difference in her tone about owning a diesel. I think she's back to being happy again.
I'll have her start it tomorrow morning with me there. I'm sure sitting overnight without any sun will bring us back to over 10 seconds of cranking.
I looked over everything tonight and it all looks good. I think I'll start using the block heater on a timer since we'll be getting closer to 0˚ temps pretty soon. I've been considering a deep cycle battery in the trunk with a power inverter and timer so the block heater can preheat for an hour before she leaves work. Then I can hook the battery up to a charger when she gets home and let it charge until morning.