Cold Temperature Starting

Submitted: Wednesday, Jul 18, 2012 at 16:18
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Hi all, we are staying in snow country at the moment.  I've got 2004 ZD30 Patrol.  Started car yesterday to keep batteries up ( even though starter battery is just a few months old). !Battery wasn't a problem thankfully cos I had to keep cranking the starter motor for a while (?) until motor fired.   Motor has never been a problem to start.  Overnight temperatures have been about -2, and daily max has been about 0 or 1 deg.  Only been in the snow for 3 nights.  My thought is that maybe the glow plugs need a bit more time to warm, but I really don't know. !!I'm just wondering if someone can explain why it took so much cranking for the motor to fire up?

PS, we're on Alpine Diesel so it's not to do with fuel.

Cheers
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