Cold Starting the 7.3 Excursion without preheating @ 26F.

[waynorthduke]

lol cold started i run the glows for 1 min at 15 below C and security came and seen me thought my truck was on fire

[MrAm727]

I heard my neighbors like 06 F350 with a powerstroke diesel starting this morning at about 20 degrees, I just today learned that diesels don't do good in cold weather and what engine block heaters do lol

[ASHMIR91]

YEAHH

[PAID2BSAVAGE]

pre heating is usually referred to using an engine block heater

[KJ4TEE]

my moms excursion did not come with a preheater so it did not suprize me

[benzguylv]

Dude I love your 7.3 Excursion viedos. I want to get 1 so bad.

But i'm thinking of getting a 6.0 what do you think?

[1alwayswin]

@benzguylv 6.0 is the best decision

[InspiretoVictory]

Holy shit. I have the same wrist watch. The Casio G Shock that's solar powered and somehow gets some radio signal to give the correct time.

BTW, nice school bus, errr I mean, Excursion. I'm hoping to get an '02 F250 with 109k miles. Just depends on price and if I can afford to properly service the beast.

[jstett1]

Ah just listen to that MEDIOCRE POWERJOKE Sound!

[EMT308]

djaca70,

Try it at -37 like I did two winters ago. I'm in WA state. It would not start w/o having had the block heater plugged in.

[pclle]

@EMT308 haha no kidding, just below freezing, try it up in canada where its hurts to breathe some days

[EMT308]

@pclle I know, right? Two years ago I went out to milk our cows one morning and if you breathed with your mouth open the water on your lips would freeze.

[3mpir3jeep09]

listen to it scream to life

[everynameistaken567]

by 'preheating' i thought you meant plugging in the block heater overnight. if you didnt even wait for the glow plugs to cycle, thats not really a good idea. doing it once wont hurt anything though

[vinman66]

Duramax is the best. Idc what anyone says... They are wrong. Look at the torque numbers. N duramax is simply the best diesel ever. If u think otherwise... Your simply wrong. I'm so serious it's not funny. I don't undrstand how people think ford is good.....

[reeceparrish77]

@vinman66 Just curious but have you owned all three? (dodge, ford, and Chevy)... Because duramax is on the bottom of the food chain. Fords tend to last the longest... dodges are the loudest/fastest stock, and Chevy.. well they are mediocre

[vinman66]

I'm in buffalo new York.... Suck it

[amc74scout]

real diesels dont have glow plugs

[djaca70]

26F is not that cold, try it at -15 then we will talk. Where in MO are you? I am in NE- near the IA border.

[boxcarracer565]

This might be a stupid question, but why is it a big deal that you started it when it was cold outside?

[paladinrulez]

because diesel fuel has a solid particles in it, and when it is cold, it freezes. and frozen fuel cannot be fired in engine, if its not strong enough. diesel engines have much disadvantages against gasoline engines, but they are durable and strong.

[everynameistaken567]

@boxcarracer565 diesel engines dont have spark plugs. they are compression ignition engines meaning that the air in the cylinder is compressed until it reaches a temperature where it combusts. its harder for the engine to do this when its cold outside. thats why there are glow plugs, grid heaters, block heaters, etc.

[Teamstroker0987]

you got to stroke before you cum fuck of Powerstoke all the way!

[nightmareon208]

rather be cummin then stroking

[shadooky]

rather be stroked then rammed.

[nightmareon208]

ram doesnt make a motor..

[Dieselboy350]

The only thing that makes a cummins cum is the powerstroke.

[kawirider206]

sounds like shit. and its not a tuner dumb fuck, its a programmer, and the smoke, well they inject quite a bit of fuel before they start, the programmer does nothing, I have the same kind of programmer on my cummins

[MATTCZARNY3]

how old r u

[robertanstey23]

Please.... try starting one up where I live. 42 degrees below freezing. preheat / pluged in or otherwise, it is beyond a bitch.

[79fordfan]

The "blue smoke" is condinsation dumbass

[EIPtuningR32]

HAHA!!! no its not....blue smoke is oil..... condensation is steam....

[stratonsYJ]

Blue smoke= bad turbo seal

[tagntow]

&.# the best!!! stay away from the 6L

[7ilikemoney]

400,000??? jesus thats alot of miles on one car my self ive never seen a car that has over 150,000 miles on it

[mahatma171]

Then you have got a lot of living to do, my friend. I can show you an oldFord IDI diesel with 270,000 miles on it and it still starts just as quick as this truck does

[Hammett43]

I have to admit.. Dutchkid made himself look like biggest retard... Maybe the wood shoes are hurting his feet, making him grumpy, idk..

[znofxz]

yo dutch kid... these big american diesels are nessecarily designed to get up to 30 mpg. they are designed for torque and power. lets see ur lil euro diesel pull thousands of pounds of concrete day in and day out.

[broncoxl302]

mercedeze suck 7.3s kick ass

[2URBO2]

@broncoxl302 Mercedes has the record for most kilometers :P

[DRNEGOLICIS]

lol pice of shit ford surprised it started this is probably a fake lol watch it chunk a rod lol

[ToxicNONESENSE94]

go die.

[DRNEGOLICIS]

when will yall learn chevy is the way to go Chevy 6.5L and 6.2

[dutchkid109]

wow...to be honest...fords suck. i dont know why u people havent seen the truth yet. maybe its just the moto "be american buy american" but thats gay and imma stay with my european diesels. better gas milage anyways. 1987 mercedes 300D 35mpg....in the city might i add.

[texazranger04]

yea...wonderful....im sure you can load that full of materials and wutnot for work cant you???? anyway i own a 7.3. yes black smoke is too much...and yes diesel is more refined oil, but theres also oil that can get into your cylinders causing...blue smoke, works for gas and diesels believe it or not. as i said normally if a diesel smokes its white which is normal....excess blue is not a good thing

[dutchkid109]

lol load it with materials? lmao called a trailer buddy...my dad has a 1987 mercedes sdl with a trailer hitch...when he scraps metal he scraps 4 -5 tons at a time.and if oil gets into ur cylinders causing the engine to have to much,then it will cause black smoke not blue..blue smoke means unburnt diesel which hirts ur eyes..black smoke means its being burnt but its not the normal amount for the engine.

[chevyblows2001]

no probelm starting there.. so how do fords suck.. that truck right there in this video will outlast ANY dmax you set up... 7.3's go 400,000 with no problems sometimes

[ToxicNONESENSE94]

hahahahahahaaaa, you amuse me kid. Let's see some videos.

[APontiacof455cubes]

there was a 6.9?

[FordsSuck95]

Yeah, it was a pretty good motor, but it was a bitch to start in the cold.

[Behigh2000]

you know guys diesel isnt working good anymore at a coldness from -22°C......from this temperature on the diesel starts getting pieces into it !

[ragebowhunter93]

nice pants flamer

[Hotrodx199]

I know a guy that has a 1999 ford powerstroke and in 32 degrees it takes like 5-10 seconds of cranking before it starts and it shoots out white smoke like crazy and sounds like it doesn't fire on all 8 until its warming up. This is without pre-heating though

[raptor660racer11]

his glow plugs are probably shot

[texazranger04]

if your truck is smoking at startup and idle than you have issues you need to take care of because i seriously doubt this is a pulling rig...and blue smoke is also a bad sign, it should be white basically which is alot of water vapor when it gets that cold, maybe gray as well...but blue and black are bad for the most part

[themaritimeman]

All diesels puke out blue (and sometimes black) smoke for a few seconds when they first start up cold. It's perfectly normal!

[pfcwatts111]

thats right it's the diesel thats not been burned when you start my 6.2 does it all the time

[texazranger04]

wrong...a 100% healthy diesel should maybe have a puff of black and then if it smokes at all which it probably will it should be white...blue means your burning oil and thats not good in any situation that you could talk about...do most have blue smoke...yes..extended periods of blue smoke and you should really consider getting some seals and o rings changed immediately

[orbitofdoom16]

You dont live anywhere cold then, diesel fuel is essentually a gas-oil mix(dont want to describe the whole dealy there) When its this cold, with no heat, the fuel wont properly combust, thus blowing off colored smokes. White smoke is water vapor

[dutchkid109]

wow ur a retard...u should learn about diesels b4 u talk...burn oil? lmfao? what do u think diesel is? blue smoke means unburnt diesel dummy and black smoke means that theres tyo much of it being put into the engine....blue smoke in a gasoline means its using oil...but seriously...take a class or somthing..some 1 told u wrong.

[mahatma171]

Absolutely. I never saw anything but white smoke (below freezing startup) out of my 6.5 engine until she got above 110,000 miles and my injectors started showing their age. It would alwasy fire off on all 8 cylinders, never preheated unless it dropped to single digit temps F. The injectors are to be changed at 100,000 on those engines, so I experienced some black smoke as my injectors came due for replacement.

[dutchkid109]

no their not...stop falming u homo u dont know shit about diesels.

[InverterDrive]

the 7.3 and the 6.9 are great motors that last very long

[3hree6ix]

what year did they stop putten the 7.3 an 6.9 engine in ford ?

[Jhonronk]

26 F is nothing, here in norway our car like that starts easy in -16,6F and that is -27C

[javionoventa]

is a beautiful truck, I want to buy one of those.

[colemen27]

preheating? im assuming you mean cycling the glowplugs? if so....why would you do that?

[DanielJaegerFilms]

Well, here's what I did. The truck sat outside all day and night. The next morning when I started it, I put the key in the ignition and immediately turned it all the way to the cranking position. It didn't have a chance to preheat. Does cycling the glow plugs mean the same as preheating? Just curious.

[colemen27]

im pretty sure yours has that little orange coil looking light on the instrument panel (not sure which year they switched from "wait to start") that stays on for a while when you first turn the key....what that is is the glow plugs warming the air in the engine. its there for a reason and you should use it...

[DanielJaegerFilms]

Ok, I see what you're talking about. Yeah, ours has the "Wait to Start" light. I always let it preheat first, I just thought I'd see what would happen if I didn't.

[powerlifter46]

after 97 they switched 99 is when the coil light was used

[Dieselboy350]

@DanielJaegerFilms Preheating, it means plugging a power cord into a block heater. The power cord is 110V AC outlet. The block heater warms the oil and the coolant at the same time making the truck easier to start and of course warming itself up!

[Evansdotcom]

@colemen27 no, he means a block heater

[wcchalo]

@colemen27 warm up your glow plugs dude your youl fuck your engine

[obesefieldmouse]

26 degrees? really? man, thats rough......

[DanielJaegerFilms]

Well, I didn't preheat it. If I preheated it, it runs perfectly smooth.

[handsomebassman]

@DanielJaegerFilms He means thats rough on the motor. Not pre-heating a diesel is like asking for premature wear.

[holycow12345]

what city is this in?

[DanielJaegerFilms]

Maryland Heights, Missouri.

[4Fordonly]

ur front running board light is out, nice rig gotta luv the psd

[DanielJaegerFilms]

Good observation! Yeah, that light has been out for a while, I guess it's about time I replaced it!

[4Fordonly]

no problem

[scotty1675]

careful you dont hook that tailpipe on something!! nice rig thou!!

[DanielJaegerFilms]

Thanks!

[holycow12345]

what state is this in?

[DanielJaegerFilms]

Missouri

[Xx69roadrunnerxX]

Straight piped cold starts sound awesome! This proves that when you take care of you vehicle, it takes care of you. Great vid as always!

[phatkane]

that thing must have excellent compression!!!

[DanielJaegerFilms]

Yes, it does. I have yet to test it, but I'm gonna do it sometime.

[phatkane]

Let me know the results if you ever do it. I just bought a new 08, with the 6.4 PSD. Very clean amazing running engine! So much better than my 6.0 I must say! I know the 7.3 is amazing, and rock solid, but hopefully international got this one right as well.

[DanielJaegerFilms]

Yes, I heard the 6.0 wasn't so good, But I have heard a lot of good about the 6.4, and nothing but good of the 7.3 yeah, I'll let you know about compression if I do it. Oh, and keep that truck of yours, It'll last forever! (after all, it's a diesel, and untimely, it's Built Ford Tough!)

[phatkane]

Hell ya man, I plan on keeping this thing a long time. Ford is the best, in my opinion. Keep your 7.3 running perrrrfectly!

[FordsSuck95]

nice video, my Dodge always starts even below zero, never had any problems

[naterade21]

fords rule

[DanielJaegerFilms]

has it got a Cummins?

[FordsSuck95]

yes it does, and they are the best engines that you can get have never had a problem with them, I have had them for 7 years in 2 trucks.

[jovanvictoria]

sounds great nive vid man 5 stars

[grizzlysnuffdiper]

awsome is that yours?

[DanielJaegerFilms]

It's my parent's, but I've done all the modifications.

[lovemyrv]

GOTTA LOVE THE 7.3 always starts no problem