question: 617 turbo in alaska type cold

[coachgeo]

anyone got any expereince in this? Any hints, notes, comments? Friend of mine is considering putting one in his Unimog. He lives in alaska.

Tips for winter.
Block heater
Diesel #1
Mobil 1 syn. oil.
Anti gel treatment or fuel treatment.
Good starter, Die Hard International Battery,fresh glow plugs and no corrorsion on any of the cables.
May want to use WD-40,or Ether for starting fluid.{A little dab will do you.}
Spare fuel filters.
If the fuel gels you are in a world of hirt.
Tell you friend to check with Big Rig guys that operate up there they will have it dialed. And will probable say "don't turn it off."
Charlie

[Hatterasguy]

I'd buy a gas engine with fuel injection!!

[ak300td]

Its only been a few months, but my 84 300d has been great! The coldest I've started her is -28* and I have only a semi-functional glow plug system. Actually the glow system may be non-functional, but she starts without any trouble at all.

Critical:
block heater
battery pad heater
engine oil pan heater
synthetic oil
good battery and starter

Just have the heaters plugged into a timer, give it 3 hours at the really cold temps, and it shouldn't be a problem.

Where's your friend up here?

[omegabenz]

be careful with ether, I have heard that it can melt the glow plugs so you can never get them out.

I cant get my block heater plug out, and I tried really hard. It wasnt worth it to me to run the block.

But what do you have ak300Td for these, what brands, where did you get them? I am mostly interested in the battery pad heater, I have never seen that.

block heater
battery pad heater
engine oil pan heater

[ak300td]

The various pad heaters are available up here at any parts store, but I'll have to check a manufacturer name and get back to you...I didn't find any doing a quick google search.

Basically they are heating elements encapsulated in an orange rubber pad with a 110v cord sticking out. You use silicone gasket maker to glue them onto the oil pan and some people glue one onto the transmission as well. I have a 100 watt heater (about 6" x 6") on the oil pan that works very well. They are not thermostatically controlled, they just heat up when plugged in so using a timer is important for pad life and for the eletcric bill.

The battery version is much the same but it is a 60 watt heater and is larger (about the size of the battery). It sits under the battery and theoretically does not overheat the battery and cook it.

As I mentioned, with the block, oil pan and battery heater, I'm starting my 300d with what is probably a non-functional glow system. As soon as the weather warms up I'll fix the glow system, but last Wednesday it was -28*F so I may have to wait a while!

[coachgeo]

Thanks for the input. I have this thead linked so my friend can find it.