How cold does it get there? Cold weather does not mean the same to everyone. To me cold is anything below -25
Need cold weather advice
I finally made the move to West Central Montana and could use a little advice on winterizing my rig. I'm running T6 with Rev-X, have pretty new and strong Optima yellow tops, recent cooling system flush and filter change and a BPD FICM set at 48v. I will also be running the Rev-X winter fuel additive. any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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I'll list afew things and you can pick and choose. Block heater, high idle mod, tank heater, trans heater, winter grill cover, bottles of anti gel, bottles of 911, spare filters, big tarp and shop heater, test coolant for freezing temp, switch to a 5w-30(if you want) it seems to help mine most below -40, any questions drop me a line bud.
Thanks for the tips, I was told that it hit -40 for a few days in a row last winter but last winter was also the coldest they've had in 35 years so I'm gonna have to wait and see. I'm thinking about just putting it in my shop and running a heater at least for the first season. I'll probably put in a block heater but not quite sure which way to go with that.
I was told all super duties have the block heater and that all you need is the cord which can be found on amazon pretty cheap. You certainly do not want to ever experience your fuel gelling up, but if you do you will have to change the filters. Depending on how bad it is you may need to pull the truck into a heated shop or cover it with a tarp and run a heater under it. The high idle mod is my best friend in the winter and I would highly recommend doing one.
Look above the starter for a cord already hooked up to the block heater first. Then go from there. They all have the heater, not all 05-07s got the cord.
what do you have the high idle set at?I was told all super duties have the block heater and that all you need is the cord which can be found on amazon pretty cheap. You certainly do not want to ever experience your fuel gelling up, but if you do you will have to change the filters. Depending on how bad it is you may need to pull the truck into a heated shop or cover it with a tarp and run a heater under it. The high idle mod is my best friend in the winter and I would highly recommend doing one.
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