Ski RV's, who's sleeping in parking lots?

[MakersTeleMark]

20k in 2018, naaah.

[Skip]

Who's camping in an older 7.3 Diesel? Curious how they are cold starting without plugging in the block heater. A 20 below night seems like it could be trouble with one.

[toast2266]

Who's camping in an older 7.3 Diesel? Curious how they are cold starting without plugging in the block heater. A 20 below night seems like it could be trouble with one.

I was up until last year. As long as it had good batteries, it'd start without plugging it in. I wouldn't say it fired right up, but it never took more than a minute or three to get it started. If it was below zero, it definitely needed to idle for 5-10 minutes before it wanted to go anywhere.

[jackattack]

I guarantee your neighbors will love the giant cloud of soot you inject into the lot as you try to get that thing warmed up. Why not plug the block heater into the generator for an hour or so before you leave?

[simple]

Because getting a generator started at minus 20 degrees isn't all that great either. Why aren't generators fuel injected?

[jackattack]

I read 20* not -20*. But even at 20* a cold 7.3 is not pleasant.

[steveski]

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$27 a night to dry camp remotely in the third most sparsely populated state. Sounds great.

[LightRanger]

$27 a night to dry camp remotely in the third most sparsely populated state. Sounds great.

Word. Two posts; both spam.

Nobody gives a shit about your lameass sharing-economy Hipcamp farm. Monthly rates for dry camping in the middle of nowhere sounds awesome!

[Skip]

You guys are many steps ahead of me if you have a generator. Toast, did you do anything to your truck other than ensuring good batteries and glow plugs?

[Flyoverland Captive]

Get a Honda generator; add the propane conversion kit; profit. Quiet, easy start, no cloud of exhaust. Spendy, but not insane; $1k and you’ll have it for life.

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[GeezerSteve]

my Honda eu1000i generator is 15 y.o., runs great, very quiet, 100% reliable so far. I run ethanol-free gas whenever possible (i.e., 95%+ of the time), use fuel stabilizer and change w/ full synthetic oil every 6 months

[snowaddict91]

Who's camping in an older 7.3 Diesel? Curious how they are cold starting without plugging in the block heater. A 20 below night seems like it could be trouble with one.

Make sure your batteries, battery connections/cables, glow plugs and relay, injectors, and starter are in good shape. Worn out injectors don't like to work well on cold weather starts.

Also run 5w40 T6 Rotella. Makes a huge difference in cold weather starting.

What year 7.3. I kind of regret selling my 97 but that truck was plain old worn out with 292k on it.

[toast2266]

You guys are many steps ahead of me if you have a generator. Toast, did you do anything to your truck other than ensuring good batteries and glow plugs?

Nope. Pretty much everything stock, at least as far as the engine goes.

[Skip]

I don't own a 7.3 but was thinking of buying one. Could use the extra torque of a diesel for my summer job but can't afford most newer diesels. I tow 6,000-9,000lbs almost 100 days a year. Currently driving an 08 2500hd with 6.0 gas. I like how easy it is to own a gas truck in the cold weather. Plugging in a diesel would not be an option most of the time for me. My concern is getting stranded at a trailhead or somewhere remote with a diesel I can't start on a cold morning.

[Skip]

A few pics of a "camper" in the back of my truck

[Cruiser]

^^^ That's sweet! It looks like a self contained unit. Can you remove the entire plywood box if you wanna use it like a regular truck bed sometimes?

[DanoT]

I don't own a 7.3 but was thinking of buying one. Could use the extra torque of a diesel for my summer job but can't afford most newer diesels. I tow 6,000-9,000lbs almost 100 days a year. Currently driving an 08 2500hd with 6.0 gas. I like how easy it is to own a gas truck in the cold weather. Plugging in a diesel would not be an option most of the time for me. My concern is getting stranded at a trailhead or somewhere remote with a diesel I can't start on a cold morning.

My 1991 Dodge Cummins diesel is one of the easiest starting vehicles I have ever owned but if it ever didn't want to start due to cold temps or weak battery then that is what a Honda generator is for. And if it is too cold for the Honda, then it goes inside the camper to warm up for 20 minutes.

[alpinevibes]

Who's camping in an older 7.3 Diesel? Curious how they are cold starting without plugging in the block heater. A 20 below night seems like it could be trouble with one.

We use a winter blend fuel for our fleet that helps a bit, but I like to also add some anti-gel to the 7.3's tank when it's going to sit at a trail head in negatives - https://powerservice.com/psp_product...-cetane-boost/

I've also got one of these heavy duty portable jumper packs to help the battery - https://www.cloreautomotive.com/sku.php?id=245

Lastly, I cycle the glow plugs for 1-2min and make sure they're warming up.

[pano-dude]

My 7.3 starts ok down to -20c, then it gets tough but cycling glow plugs it'll go. At -40c it needs block heater to be plugged in and hair drier in the intake.
I use rotella 0/40 oil too which helps.

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[Skip]

Yeah, it takes two people but you can lift the whole thing out in one piece. The first pic of the mess was a different layout, which was bolded into the bed sides.

-40c is colder than I plan on being in, but if I was in those temps I could run it every couple hours I guess.

^^^ That's sweet! It looks like a self contained unit. Can you remove the entire plywood box if you wanna use it like a regular truck bed sometimes?

[pano-dude]

Picked up this bad boy recently
65koriginal kms. Needs some maintenance issues resolved but in really good shape


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[Eldo]

Picked up this bad boy recently
65koriginal kms. Needs some maintenance issues resolved but in really good shape


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Nice! What year? Carb or FI? That can really make a difference.

[byates1]

damn, skip is for real. nice.

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No parking lots, but RV parks are great.

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