Steve Cottrell wrote: On 10/12/16, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: >If there are any diesel wonks on the forum, your thoughts would be >appreciated.
Yes but no experience of such cold operating conditions. Despite the UK's reputation of a cold dreary place, the coldest winter minima we would normally expect would be something like -8 to -12 deg C. That's well within range of the winter diesel fuel supplies, so we just don't have the starting issues. I have to say that one thing I would invest in for operating in your temps would be a Webasto (or similar pre-heating system). Is this what you mean by 'plugging in the block heater' ?) They can be operated remotely or set on a timer. I would imagine the engine would start up pretty much instantly with a warm block and the added advantage of a warm cabin. <https://www.webasto.com/gb/markets-products/motorhomes/heating- solutions/coolant-water-heaters/thermo-top-c-motorcaravan/> <http://tinyurl.com/he8zxlp> I have a Ford 2.4 litre 4 cylinder engine in the Land Rover and it pretty much just keeps plugging away. It's a 2012 model year and because of the nature of my work it does spend time idling, but does not have the latest anti-pollution spec fitted. It does have a re-map and larger intercooler taking it from the 122 BHP to 180 BHP. After splitting the exhaust manifold in two, I've now attached a chalk-board eraser underneath the gas pedal ;-) As you are no doubt discovering, getting used to low-rev torque takes a while but I would imagine the output from the Cummins is pretty amazing. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ My in-laws run a pre-heater for their Land Rover. It plugs in from an electrical socket in the house and takes moments to remove. After a cold night (not your cold but much colder than the worst London temperatures and often with deep snow) it starts easily first time and gets to running temperature in a few minutes. Living 400 miles south, I've no need for one here but would not hesitate to use one if I lived there. My Land Rover has a Td5 diesel engine, and it is very heavy on battery life, particularly over cold winters if not used daily. They give up without warning and I replace mine every three years. I haven't owned a petrol car in some years. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
