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Re: Cold weather and Diesel advise

Posted By: Chiles
Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 12:35 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Cold weather and Diesel advise (Joe Fikentscher)

Thanks everyone so far for the suggestions.

My issue is that I leave this car at the airport for days at a time. I usually fly in late at night and on one or two occasions on those 12 degree evenings I have a car that turns over, but never fires enough to start. All glow plugs are 100% and bosch. Battery is new and contacts are super clean. Battery dims when glow plugs are warming. Starter speed seems OK.

This has not happened so far this year and only once each year prior. If I drive the car every day it is not an issue because of the heat retained over night.

I guess what I am really asking is will adding a "little" gas hurt, or does it really help?

Chiles

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Cold weather and Diesel advise
Chiles -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 8:14 a.m.

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Vic Roy -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 8:28 a.m.

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John F. -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 9:26 a.m.

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Rawleigh -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 10:08 a.m.

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Capt. Dave Kosh -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 10:13 a.m.

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Harry Woods -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 9:26 a.m.

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thuddd -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 9:52 a.m.

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Rawleigh -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 10:05 a.m.

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Joe Fikentscher -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 11:47 a.m.

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Joe Fikentscher -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 12:00 p.m.

Re: Cold weather and Diesel advise
Chiles -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 12:35 p.m.

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Chris Pague -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 2:36 p.m.

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thuddd -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 3:41 p.m.

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Chiles -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 4:15 p.m.

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thuddd -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 4:34 p.m.

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Rawleigh -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 5:40 p.m.

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randall -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 5:53 p.m.

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thuddd -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 6:12 p.m.

Re: Cold weather and Diesel advise
Chris Pague -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 6:36 p.m.

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Chiles -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 7:04 p.m.

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randall -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 10:42 p.m.

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Doug Crowther -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005, at 7:07 p.m.

Re: Cold weather and Diesel advise
thuddd -- Wednesday, 21 December 2005, at 8:14 a.m.

Re: Cold weather and Diesel advise
Doug Crowther -- Wednesday, 21 December 2005, at 1:48 p.m.

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thuddd -- Wednesday, 21 December 2005, at 5:18 p.m.

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andre fourrier-Louisiana -- Thursday, 22 December 2005, at 10:26 p.m.

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thuddd -- Friday, 23 December 2005, at 8:08 p.m.

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Doug Crowther -- Monday, 26 December 2005, at 3:01 p.m.

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thuddd -- Tuesday, 27 December 2005, at 9:02 a.m.

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Doug Crowther -- Thursday, 29 December 2005, at 2:44 p.m.

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thuddd -- Thursday, 29 December 2005, at 4:46 p.m.

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thuddd -- Thursday, 29 December 2005, at 4:50 p.m.