BoostnBenz, glad you got it home. Give the car a chance as you're still on the lower and colder end of the learning curve. Dollars to donuts it won't ever happen you again and you'll also be able to help somebody else in the future.

rsl007 and whunter, the plot of temperatures previous to this post is for Grand Forks, ND. Yes, it's nice to have a heated garage, but most folks don't for the semi-trucks. You aren't going to make a profit by running the engine at home, so there are electric engine block heaters and electric heaters for the fuel/water separators. Webasto is also gaining popularity, as you can tap into the Artic Fox (coolant line run through fuel tank). Either way the truck gets checked every eight hours or so and if all isn't well then we bite the bullet and start the engine and run at high idle (1 gal/hr). And #1 fuel only at these temperatures for semi, pickup, or car. Diesel cars very rare around here. It's all the other stuff that creates problems, like batteries, clutch actuator, transmission, and rear end fluids, and anything that is greased or oiled. Grand Forks city buses ran with the door open Friday because the hydraulic actuators failed. How'd you like to be a bus driver in -40F?

whunter, your directions should be pasted to every can of starting fluid. The folks that get into trouble are those who go 6 seconds on the second try. Sometimes they get a third try, sometimes not.

Attached is a pic of a college student doing the boiling water trick. Sounds like Rice Krispies when the impurities get blown out of the molecular chain as the water flash-freezes. Notice that the college student is 1) downwind and 2) not wearing a hat. Jeepers.

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