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  1. aleigh

    Block Heater 3116 LMTV... Is there an NPT port on side of engine?

    Parked the truck overnight at -7 two nights ago. Starts right up, catches immediately, puffs a little smoke for 10 seconds and is good to go. Start the truck this morning, 28 degrees, takes three long runs of the starter button to catch. Go figure.
  2. aleigh

    Block Heater 3116 LMTV... Is there an NPT port on side of engine?

    Where you buying your ether start from? I want a bottle.
  3. aleigh

    Block Heater 3116 LMTV... Is there an NPT port on side of engine?

    My winter experience is in the Washington cascades, and actual sub-freezing temperatures. I don't recall ever getting hard starts here in AZ, even in winter. https://www.flickr.com/photos/adventioneering/albums/72157677688677625
  4. aleigh

    Block Heater 3116 LMTV... Is there an NPT port on side of engine?

    Everyone loves mechanical diesel injection right. I have heard these engines are hard to start in the cold and spent my first two years of owning the truck waiting for that problem, only for it to never materialize. A few times mine has started weak (rumbles and puffs smoke and then catches and...
  5. aleigh

    Block Heater 3116 LMTV... Is there an NPT port on side of engine?

    I am the last person to throw shade on an OEM upgrade to a M/V but I have to ask, does it really get that cold in your AO? I grew up in Canada and the general wisdom there was block heaters started being useful when you are starting in single digits Fahrenheit. If you are operating in true...
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