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Old Dec 29, 2013 | 09:34 PM
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Default Cold starts!
I know you got them. Post'em here

I got two

(4°f)

(-9°f)
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Old Dec 31, 2013 | 12:29 AM
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Your truck seemed to start really hard at -9, way harder than mine does at -20. How many miles on your engine?
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Old Dec 31, 2013 | 01:16 AM
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Look like normal cold starts to me.

I don't have videos of me starting it.

Seems like the only time to do that would be when something is wrong.
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Old Dec 31, 2013 | 08:17 AM
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You know that whine that you get as soon as the truck starts when it's really cold, is that just the power steering pump or something else?
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Sounds like more or a battery issue
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The whine or how long it takes to start?
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Both could be from a weak and cold battery. What cca is the battery rated for and how old is it?
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It was cold, can't recall how cold,-

My Old 01

https://plus.google.com/photos/10028...93822927083789

My Older 98

https://plus.google.com/photos/10028...93822927083789
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Both could be from a weak and cold battery. What cca is the battery rated for and how old is it?
I got my battery this fall and it has 850 cca at 0 degrees and over a thousand at 32 degrees
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Originally Posted by countryboyedition
I got my battery this fall and it has 850 cca at 0 degrees and over a thousand at 32 degrees
Never seen a truck battery with over 1000ca
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