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In the mornings ( its around freezing here) when I start the CUCV it sounds like ive got a bearing knock. Im sure its cause the oil is not thin enough as it goes away once the truck is warmed up .. Im running 15W40 Shell Rotellat oil.. So on a whim I went out yesterday and bought one of those magnetic block heaters(http://www.tractorsupply.com/heavy-duty-magnetic-heater-1911123) that I clipped onto the oil pan last night. I left it plugged in all night and this morning I went to start the truck ( my truck runs every few days and usually on Mondays and Fridays for dump runs) and it was a real hard start. I let the glow plugs work and when they went off I started it after a couple of tries. The truck smoked bad ( black fuel) and the stuck valve that was on the right side started making noise again. The truck was also puffing out black drops of something. through the exhaust which appeared to be the carbon and oil again, the same stuff it was doing when i first got the truck and I cleared up by changing the oil twice and adding seafoam to the oil These are the questions.. 1 Should I be using the block heater plugged in all night or should I be plugging it in a half hour prior to using the truck on any given day? 2 Would I be better off using one of those block heaters that work with the antifreeze ( I was looking at this http://www.autozone.com/autozone/ac...-26lg?itemIdentifier=21329&_requestid=2245777) What are you guys doing in the colder climates? this is my first diesel I have no clue what im doing with this..
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