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I know most people plug-in their truck when cold. But for those times when it's +10* and you have good treated fuel in the tanks and she cranks but won't fire,
I start them this way. DO NOT TRY THIS IF YOU HAVE JUST USED STARTING FLUID TO AID STARTING, wait at least 45 minutes.
Pull the air to air-or hump boot off of the intake manifold, using a acetylene torch fire it up and adjust to a four inch lazy blue flame. Hold it back a couple of
inches from from intake manifold- heat the air inside manifold for about thirty seconds, have a helper hit the key and crank it over. It will Start- continue to
hold the flame there for another fifteen seconds to ensure the engine cleans up and is running smooth. Reinstall the hump boot while it's running.
If it's this cold I don't even try starting without heating the intake air first. It's easier on starters, cables and batteries. This procedure has never failed
me, and done right it's not dangerous at all. Using starting fluid dries out cylinders and breaks rings, I never use it. It's how we do it at our shop.
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I start them this way. DO NOT TRY THIS IF YOU HAVE JUST USED STARTING FLUID TO AID STARTING, wait at least 45 minutes.
Pull the air to air-or hump boot off of the intake manifold, using a acetylene torch fire it up and adjust to a four inch lazy blue flame. Hold it back a couple of
inches from from intake manifold- heat the air inside manifold for about thirty seconds, have a helper hit the key and crank it over. It will Start- continue to
hold the flame there for another fifteen seconds to ensure the engine cleans up and is running smooth. Reinstall the hump boot while it's running.
If it's this cold I don't even try starting without heating the intake air first. It's easier on starters, cables and batteries. This procedure has never failed
me, and done right it's not dangerous at all. Using starting fluid dries out cylinders and breaks rings, I never use it. It's how we do it at our shop.
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