hidesert cowboy

when I first start my truck up in the morning it seems like it takes more cranks than it should to fire up. its not terrible all the time but today seemed to be getting worse. anyone else notice this? don't notice it at all if the truck has been restarted within 3-4 hours. only on an overnight cold start.

srt20

Nope. Truck starts the same whether its 90* or -25*.

caperJ

Indeed this was the first thing I noticed in my 18 versus 15 and previous.

cthusker

Same here as it started almost immediately at -20 last week. No issues what so ever.........

cdlamb

I needed to start my truck the other day when we were in -40 weather. I was unable to plug it in where I was parked. I used the "flood clear" method, of holding the accelerator pedal to the floor, & cranked it over for a while to try to build some oil pressure before starting. I cranked a few cycles this way, until it seemed that my battery was getting weak, then removed my foot from the gas pedal to allow it to start.
Oil pressure gauge was up immediately. I had a lot of cranking power I thought. I am sure it would have fired up with out an issue, but thought it might get some oil circulating through the engine before ignition.
I also do this after completing an oil change, to prime the system before ignition too.

I like to park in my garage when I am at home but was forced to park at a location where I couldn't reach the outlet with my 30 foot cord.

noclutch

djfllmn

iTrader: (1)

define long crank

hidesert cowboy

over 3 full seconds, OR twice as long as a warm start

djfllmn

iTrader: (1)

sounds normal to me...but if you think its not right

take it to the dealer and let them deal with it, make sure you let it sit there overnight

A Guy