m1garand_man
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I'll be moving to Alaska in september and and wondering about winterizing my M1009. Right now I'm in central MT and am no stranger to operating this bad boy in -20 or lower temps. I need to prep it for -60 though. I currently have an oil pan heater but want to add a coolant heater (either block or inline) and a tranny pan heater. I also am running Shell Rotella T 15w40 oil in it and am wondering if this weight will still work out well in Alaska during the winter. Right now the truck sounds angry when I start it at -20 lol. So I usually let it idle for a few minutes before I take off.
It was also converted to 12v by the previous owner and has a gear reduction starter which helps with cold starts. The batteries are premium ones that are ran in parallell. If I understand correctly that should double the current available correct? I know there can be issues with 12v conversions if not done right but I figure in 5 years and having put 43k miles on it I would know by now if it had problems. Will battery blankets still be necessary in my case?
I am wondering about the coolant and coolant heater though. For one I understand that I should mix my coolant to -60 protection but I am wondering about overheating in the summer with that strong of a mix. Also I am thinking that a freeze plug style block heater would be best but I have also heard of issues with them damaging the cylinder closest to the heater. Is that true?
It was also converted to 12v by the previous owner and has a gear reduction starter which helps with cold starts. The batteries are premium ones that are ran in parallell. If I understand correctly that should double the current available correct? I know there can be issues with 12v conversions if not done right but I figure in 5 years and having put 43k miles on it I would know by now if it had problems. Will battery blankets still be necessary in my case?
I am wondering about the coolant and coolant heater though. For one I understand that I should mix my coolant to -60 protection but I am wondering about overheating in the summer with that strong of a mix. Also I am thinking that a freeze plug style block heater would be best but I have also heard of issues with them damaging the cylinder closest to the heater. Is that true?