Run the truck all night in negative temps or plug it in?

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  1. Dec 24, 2022 #11
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    04’ ISX 15 with the bad stuff gone.
     
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  3. Dec 24, 2022 #12
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    Not all of the. Are constant torque.03 9900o with 04 ISX 15.
     
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    Currently -4 with -17 wind chill.All last week was -20,-30 with -50 wind chill
     

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    I can bump it up to 900,and 1100rpm.
     
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    Coolant leaking from hoses shrinking around clamps.
     
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    7-10 hrs
     
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  9. Dec 24, 2022 #17
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    7 hrs. I’d leave it running. Trailer brakes released Heat on high. On second thought, I’d plug it in while it’s still warm. Save the $40-$50 in fuel.
     
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  10. Dec 24, 2022 #18
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    Don’t shut it off. If it doesn’t start in the morning you’ll spend 10 times more on down time waiting for a truck with a revolt to come boost you not to mention what he’ll charge.
     
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    Make up your mind !
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  12. Dec 24, 2022 #20
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    If you have to go somewhere in the morning I'd leave it run, driving a cold truck for the first hour of the day sucks. Trying to get a truck started in this cold is of course even worse. I've been known to leave it run for 2 days over the weekend.
     
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