msoumas
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So I got up yesterday morning, and in the 15 degree morning, I couldn't get my truck to start. I cranked and crrrraaaanked and it wasnt too long before the battery died. So, I figured my truck was having cold issues, and called a tow truck. They tried jumping it, and the next 20 minutes were spent charging and cranking, to no avail. Got them to tow me to work courtesy of AAA, and spent the rest of the day with the batteries on chargers. Still nothing when I cranked it, but it was still cold.
Fast-forward to today, and it was much warmer. I figured that any cold-related issue would be done for, and I tried it again with a fresh charge. I cranked for a bit, it started to want to crank over, and then, MIRACLE! It burst to life.... and in a belch of white smoke, died a second later. It did this once more at the end of the day, but no dice on actually running. What could cause this? I thought gelled fuel and put some diesel 911 additive in the tank and the fuel filter, but it didn't change anything. The filter itself is only a couple months old and didn't seem to be clogged when I added the 911.... I dont even know where to start looking for the problem here.
Fast-forward to today, and it was much warmer. I figured that any cold-related issue would be done for, and I tried it again with a fresh charge. I cranked for a bit, it started to want to crank over, and then, MIRACLE! It burst to life.... and in a belch of white smoke, died a second later. It did this once more at the end of the day, but no dice on actually running. What could cause this? I thought gelled fuel and put some diesel 911 additive in the tank and the fuel filter, but it didn't change anything. The filter itself is only a couple months old and didn't seem to be clogged when I added the 911.... I dont even know where to start looking for the problem here.