This came in today. Hopefully this helps remedy my lack of block heater.
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2000 GMT400 CREW CAB SFA SWAP-The Warden: Fuel leak fixed and awaiting surgery…
- Thread starter GWeakland620
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The ultimate goal for this truck is tow duty/family camping trips/small offroad adventures.
The bailey's works too
Not anymore...
well you can fix that!
She got moved up to the DD spot tonight. The Harley truck is on hold due to a large powere steering leak.
Sometimes I wonder why I do all this. Lol
So Wednesday night we got some ice and a little snow. My wife stayed home since schools and daycares were closed. I decided to drive her Tahoe because it's nice and the 4x4 works great.
Fast forward to last night, I tried to start my diesel to make sure it wasn't gel'd up. Silly me for thinking it would start. So now I get to start the diag process to figure out why it's so hard to start when it's cold.
I put a post on the 6.5 Turbo Diesel page on FB, and got all sorts of answers. Everything from my new starter is bad, to low compression and my engine needs replaced.
So my thinking is, I most likely have a lot of small issues that all mount up to no success on cold start ups. I'm just going to start chipping away at the list of possible issues, obviously starting with the cheapest.
With the new springs going under this weekend, I need to get this issue resolved. It's the only thing that keeps this from being 100% reliable.
But on a good note, the power steering leak on the Harley truck self-remedied. I guess when it was in the air for the oil change a seal popped out when I turned it to lock on the RH side. Once I turned it lock to lock after it was on the ground the seal popped back in.
So Wednesday night we got some ice and a little snow. My wife stayed home since schools and daycares were closed. I decided to drive her Tahoe because it's nice and the 4x4 works great.
Fast forward to last night, I tried to start my diesel to make sure it wasn't gel'd up. Silly me for thinking it would start. So now I get to start the diag process to figure out why it's so hard to start when it's cold.
I put a post on the 6.5 Turbo Diesel page on FB, and got all sorts of answers. Everything from my new starter is bad, to low compression and my engine needs replaced.
So my thinking is, I most likely have a lot of small issues that all mount up to no success on cold start ups. I'm just going to start chipping away at the list of possible issues, obviously starting with the cheapest.
With the new springs going under this weekend, I need to get this issue resolved. It's the only thing that keeps this from being 100% reliable.
But on a good note, the power steering leak on the Harley truck self-remedied. I guess when it was in the air for the oil change a seal popped out when I turned it to lock on the RH side. Once I turned it lock to lock after it was on the ground the seal popped back in.
Is your block heater functional yet Greg?
I think so, but a temp gun is first on the list. And batteries for my multi-meter.
Text me some video footage of your cold starting process. It's hard for me to imagine your truck not starting in Kansas with the block heater running. Would be a walk in the park if everything was working properly.
Glow Plugs + Cranking + Fuel delivery + Compression = not much that can go wrong. Crummy fuel, bad injectors/IP/PMD, slow cranking, low compression, burned-out glow plugs...there really aren't many other options. 
The good news is that we should be able to nail this down once and for all...
Funny my brothers 6.5 won't start below 30 as well, even with the block heater. I am not sure if his block heater actually works though. The wiring for his glow plus are all jacked up, and not sure even if he tested his glow plugs. 6.5 problems I guess.
I'll see what I can do. I'm not very coordinated haha.
This was my thinking. It really is a simple system. Find the weak or missing link and correct it.Glow Plugs + Cranking + Fuel delivery + Compression = not much that can go wrong. Crummy fuel, bad injectors/IP/PMD, slow cranking, low compression, burned-out glow plugs...there really aren't many other options.
Some good diag tools and a free Saturday should be able to remedy the situation.
My blazer won't start very well this year now with the cold weather unless its plugged in. I suspect bad glow plugs but haven't bothered checking it yet. I just drive it maybe once a month on a warm day and plug it in the night before.
My Cummins always started when it was cold. 
Hehe.
Hehe.
Holy cow, Darin commented in one of my threads!My Cummins always started when it was cold.
Hehe.
Who da heck is Darin??? Lol
chin nuts
It scares me how much your brain functions like mine...
