[Laneco]

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that the Cummins engine supplied to Dodge does NOT have glow plugs. Love the Cummins into the Chevy idea.

Block heater, and everything sound, you'll be fine. My company has a couple of these up in Alaska that are DD's throughout the winter. Synthetics, good heater, plugged in - they fire in minus 60 (don't think there is anything else they are doing to them). Our glow-plug vehicles (e.g. the Fords) fire up if left plugged in but you have to cycle the glow plugs 3 or 4 times. On, wait for the cycle to complete and the light goes off, then repeat. They fire.

If you leave the truck parked, say you're away on a trip for a week, leave it plugged in. The longer they sit in the very cold the grouchier they get even if you return and plug it in overnight...

My company also has a group of vehicles in Tahoe. I'll ping the repair manager, Ryan, and query about anything to watch for in the Tahoe area and who is the best light truck diesel repair service in the area (just in case).

angela