Early last week we had a serious cold front come in (here in Utah) it's been hovering around 0 F and highs in the teens. Where I live is quite windy so it frequently reaches below zero.
I jumped up to warm up the van for work and it seemed to start ok. Left it idling to run in and grab my work stuff came back out and it was shut down.
Tried to restart to no avail. Here is what I've tried so far (to no avail):
Charging starter batt (under driver foot area) for 3 days on the 12V / 6Amp setting.
Jumping the battery with a jumper box. The van is on the side of my house and I can't get another vehicle back there to jump it.
Checked the battery output with an ohm meter (right at 12.4-12.9V.) However it is the orginal OE battery I believe-it has a merc emblem on it, and it was def low before.
Next I figured the fuel might be jelling. However I do use the power service winter+cetane boost stuff (in the white bottle) at every fillup. Tried rocking the van back and forth and couldn't hear much in the way of fuel sloshing. Pulled the dipstick and stuck it in the fuel tank. It's def. wet but perhaps thicker than normal..
Now I've purchased some of the Diesel 911 emergency start stuff here ( and a fresh 5 gals of diesel. Measured and poured the right amount in along with the white bottle Cetane booster. Letting it sit now..
Anyone else have any thoughts?
I jumped up to warm up the van for work and it seemed to start ok. Left it idling to run in and grab my work stuff came back out and it was shut down.
Tried to restart to no avail. Here is what I've tried so far (to no avail):
Charging starter batt (under driver foot area) for 3 days on the 12V / 6Amp setting.
Jumping the battery with a jumper box. The van is on the side of my house and I can't get another vehicle back there to jump it.
Checked the battery output with an ohm meter (right at 12.4-12.9V.) However it is the orginal OE battery I believe-it has a merc emblem on it, and it was def low before.
Next I figured the fuel might be jelling. However I do use the power service winter+cetane boost stuff (in the white bottle) at every fillup. Tried rocking the van back and forth and couldn't hear much in the way of fuel sloshing. Pulled the dipstick and stuck it in the fuel tank. It's def. wet but perhaps thicker than normal..
Now I've purchased some of the Diesel 911 emergency start stuff here ( and a fresh 5 gals of diesel. Measured and poured the right amount in along with the white bottle Cetane booster. Letting it sit now..
Anyone else have any thoughts?