so i started my truck this morning and on my minnie messige center and it said (cal) and i guess it got so cold it that it reset my compass in the truck and just for fun i called my dealer to make sure i was right and thank god i was right just had to calibrate my compass and it all good





2008 ford f-150 FX4-plus Red two tone

 

so how cold was it?

 

I have never had that happen on mine. The only thing that I have had affected by the cold is the screen on the Edge not working right way. Glad it was something very simple to fix.

Off topic...It was -32 deg with a wind chill of -54 this morning and warmed up to a balmy -12 here today.

 

to reset all you do is do a few donuts right? do you need to push any buttons?

 

Yes, it is cold. My truck was all kind of sluggish this afternoon, when I fired it up. After this pic was taken, when I got in to move it, it actually dropped to -11 F!

 

wow i cant imagin that kind of coldness. how long does it take your trucks to warm up???

 

Yeh, its been -22 temp on my display the last 2 mornings...
Hasn't gotten warmer than -7 since Tuesday.
The morning's coming out of the garage aren't too bad; but the afternoons after the truck sits outside at work for 9-10 hrs...the power steering howls and groans for about a minute,on startup. Just grit my teeth when thats going on...
I've been letting it run for 5-10 minutes and then take it easy driving, besides feeling like its a brick going down road; all has been good.

 

Talking about cold, just how low do our temp gauges go?

Here's mine at a toasty 19 below. And I'm only in central NH.

 

It's 7 degrees here right now...and that's cold for Tennessee! They called off school and are calling it a "cold day" since there has to be snow to call it a "snow day".

 

Had -19 yesterday and -21 this AM. The lowest I have seen on the display was -29, a couple of years ago. Whenever it gets below 20 degrees I plug in the good old block heater, so the truck starts right up. The transmission is a bit stiff for the first few miles so I just take it easy until I hit the highway.

I Put a arctic blue cord on an industrial timer so it starts heating about two hours before I get up and it is always ready to go. If you live where it gets cold, use that block heater, it really works great.

BJ

 

up here in Wisconsin that still a bar b q day when the kids get home from school,, (lol)

 

-40celcus here this morning my truck did not start, my battery didn't have enough current to turn over the starter. Had to boost it with my dad 09 Adrenalin.

Razor I totaly forgot about the block heater! I'm going to use it tommorow morning!

This type of weather makes me regret getting my 23" Saleen wheels... Hmmm... I feel a 8" Rize lift coming my way! (Maybe)


This type of weather makes me regret geeting my 23" Saleens... Hmmmm I feel a 8" Rize lift coming on...

 

Same here in Sudbury Ontario, -40 f or c, (same deal when it's that cold) for the last 3 mornings, my truck started pretty good, little slow cranking but fired up fine, i didnt dare use the remote start though,

Ps no block heater, just a new battery

 

When it nears 32 degrees here in TX, nobody goes to work. Everyone is afraid the bridges and overpasses are frozen. LOL.

 

I mean your serious right?? That has to be the funniest thing I have ever heard in my life.