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holstein13
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Sep 04, 2015

Base Idle, Fast Idle, Non Idle - Best Practices Diesel

What are best practices for idling and what are the theories behind them. For example, I never use my base idle speed unless I'm in traffic or at a red light. Otherwise, I'll high idle (1,000 RPMs) ...
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lc0338
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Sep 09, 2015
holstein 13, There is always the option of moving to Yuma Arizona in the wintertime to keep your engine warm or putting the engine heater on a timer about 2 hours before you plan to start it. :)

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