cold starting

I admit I'm clueless... With that out of the way :grin: I was thinking of asking Santa for a remote start for Christmas... I live in central Ohio and it can get really cold (single digit below 0F or colder) at times here in the winter months. My truck is too tall to fit in the garage and I...

I purchased truck recently. I test drove truck four two hours before purchase it ran fine. Got home next day 65 deg truck would hardly start. When it did start running it wouldn't move bad vibrations sounded like running on two cylinders. I was pissed held peddle down eventually rpm crept up to...

My truck doesn't want to start in cold weather. I crank the engine and only fires a few times per attempt. I checked the glow plug relay and it works the way it should. Everything works the way it should when the key is turned on. I think the glow plugs are bad. I need some advise.

I have a 07 f250 6.0 I'm having power issues with if I start it up when it's cold and let the truck warm up for 15-30 min will barley shift and get up to 40 it does billed boost and feels like it has a miss in it I have changed the fuel filters and drained water separator and fresh oil with...

Hi, I have an '01 7.3 Excursion and am having troubles with it starting. I live in Steamboat Springs and it has been extremely cold (below 0) for the past few weeks. For the past month or so my X would start fine in very cold weather, even when it wasn't plugged in. Now, all of a sudden it won't...

I have a 99 f250 7.3 that won't start up. its been sitting for about two weeks and now it won't turn over. The last time it started was after I put my afe intake on. I just replaced both batteries and put a new alternator in. checked the pcm and glow plug relay and there both good. It's...

Ok, my truck have to be plugged in to the power the block heather to can start... i left the truck sitting for a month and i have a very hard time starting again... When i started on my way to the store the truck losse power and i can't keep going... later sttopped and i can't started again, i...

Ok, I have been told that on the newer diesels, they no longer contain a glow plug to aid in starting the diesel engine. They are now using the ECM to control the timing of when the fuel is injected. I was also told that you just have to wait until the little icon (which looks like a spring or...