Ok, I know it's -30, but does anybody else have trouble starting the Grizzly in the cold. I'm kind of stuck because I'm in Afghanistan and it's my wife having trouble. I'm sure the spark plug is probably fouled by now, and I plan on puting a Platinum plug in when I get home in a week or so, but in general, what do ya'll do when it gets cold and you want to ride or plow snow.

 

At -30 I wouldn't even think about starting mine. I know for a fact that it would not start unless I had some kind of block heater. When below -20 it is hit or miss if my grizz will start. Generally if it is that cold I'm staying hiome.If you want to run at this temperature I would recomend doing some upgrades like changing to synthetic oil, block heater and if you can put it in a building even if it isn't heated.

 

Do they make block heaters or in line water heaters for quads? I think a platinum plug and some synthetic oil will help.

 

Wow, Shes tougher than I am...I dont even think about starting my truck or car, when its that cold.
About the only sure way to get it started, is to put it in a warm building. Synthetic oil will help alot, and maybe keep the battery on a battery tender, but itll still be iffy at -30.

 

ha ha, my 800 took twice as long to turn over yesterday and it was 10 below, but it started up, i let it idle with varying revs for about 10 minutes before i played on it, then it was fine. my dads truck which is a brand new dodge with a cummins started up no problem this morning without a engine block heater and it was -15. you dont have to keep the engine warm, its if the oil is warm, the oil or the coolent, if you can drain part of the coolent, then mix it 50/50 with HOT tap water, it should start right up. on diesel motors the engine block heater is actually heating the coolent, on gas motors it heats the oil. i know you should heat the oil for that type of thing, but since you dont have a block heater, you could try the coolent idea.

 

Sorry to say but your wrong. Most auotmotive vehicles have the block heater in the coolant jacket (gas and diesel and don't heat the oil with some diesels having circulating heaters

 

my moms tahoe has a oil heater.

 

My neighbor has an 03 grizz and it was +10 outside and I had to crank and crank and crank some more before it would start. Even then it would keep dying and had to run full choke for several minutes. I haven't looked at it, But I don't think his choke is closing all the way. It was still -13 at 10:00 in the morning at my house on Sunday and my 04 grizz popped right off. I choked it , hit the button and it was running almost immediately.

 

Thanks for all the replys. I'll be home in about 5 days so I'll let you know how it goes.
The old Honda Fourtrax fires right up, but I have to fix the CV joint so I have four-wheel drive. I think if that old Honda was sitting at the bottom of the pond for a day. it would still start and you could drive it out.

 

Ok, here is the scoop. on heating an engine on an ATV or anything else. First yes they do make an inline coolant heater. My dealer charged me $100 for one installed. you can get them from JC whitney for $29+. Also there is a heat pad that sticks to the oil pan, and will warm the oil. On my grizz I have an extra Battery mounted on the rack, and hooked directly to the regular batt. I t just helps with long cranking. I started my Grizz today at -35, and after two hours of being plugged in, it fired right off. I only hae the inline coolent heater on that . I have A Rhino too, and will a little boost from a larger battery, it will start at -35 too. I live just south of the Arctic Circle in the interior of Alaska. Only place colder than here is Bever Creek Yukon Territory. We jsut went through some -50 stuff and I would not even try to start up my UTV'v. Who wants to be on them at that temp. I am nuts but not crazy.
Just for info. I have collant heater on truck, heat pad on oil pan, and tranny. It will start after being pulgged in for 3 hours at -40, and I know that because that;s what I had to do this AM.
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