Advanced Maintenance

SDS97_7.3 · Nov 9, 2011

sethc24 said:
What kind of temperature are you guys talking about. Last winter it was only 24 F and my truck started just fine on the first try without being plugged in.

24* is nothing. Thats warm.

PatriotHauling · Nov 9, 2011

How about PS fluid change? I just did mine today. My truck loved it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TSw2Qlzsx8

Viking · Nov 9, 2011

4cstr said:
Where abouts in MN are you located? I'm over here in NE SoDak.

Just remember to

1. plug it in at night if you are going to use it the next day.

2. make darn sure the glow plug relay/glow plugs work as they are supposed to

3. make sure you are running winter blended diesel.

I have been stranded because of my failure to pay attention to all 3 of these...at different times.

Im over north of Duluth

F350-6 said:
Change all the fluids. Brake fluid, coolant, the atf in the power steering, tranny, diff, t-case, etc. Change your serpentine belt if you don't know how old it is. Double check your glow plugs with an ohm meter and GPR with a volt meter to make sure they are functioning properly. Maybe even wire a LED into your GPR so you know how long they stay on. Check the wiring to your block heater to make sure it's not corroded. Don't let your tank drop below 1/4 full and carry around some Diesel 911. I'd think about using some anti-gel additive too up there. Synthetic oil might be a good idea also.

Looks like a damn good list there. Thanks! p.s. Im running rotella for oil.

sethc24 said:
What kind of temperature are you guys talking about. Last winter it was only 24 F and my truck started just fine on the first try without being plugged in.

It was 27 for me this morning, waiting for that nice cold streak of -30 to hit in january.

4cstr · Nov 9, 2011

sethc24 said:
What kind of temperature are you guys talking about. Last winter it was only 24 F and my truck started just fine on the first try without being plugged in.

Hell...thats a nice spring day LOL

purpleheart350 · Nov 9, 2011

If it is below 50 I am done, call it a day and go home, sit by the fire pit with a gallon of coffee and keep the fire going.

norcaldiesel · Nov 9, 2011

Arisley said:
That fuel bowl is not like that because of lack of maintenance. There is oil getting in there somewhere. Mine came off for the first time in its life at 235,000 miles. It was clean as a whistle.

Exactly. That's oil from a bad inj oring or something else. When mine flipped over 250 I was looking for more PM stuff to do and decided that driving it was the best thing I could do. I would not take anytihng apart to clean it if it is not broken, just my 0.02