Idling Diesel ??
I've read where it's not advisable to idle a motor home diesel engine for more then 5 minutes or so. I've talked to truckers that never shut off their engines except to change the oil. Other then ...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:
Difference is Knowledge!
A idling diesel will NOT come up to temp
Idling a diesel causes unburned fuel to wash down piston cylinder walls
Unburned fuel can get into turbo and/or crank case
No GOOD reason to idle except to allow motor to cool down after a hard run....which would be 5 minutes or less
Idling at start up is not necessary or worthwhile
By the way.....
Size....HP/Torque not much different either
This about sums it up. I have a digital temp gauge and can tell you that after running down the highway with the temp right at 187, I can pull into a rest stop, let it idle and within a minute, the temp has dropped to 175. If I let it idle longer, it will drop all the way down to 170 and stay there. Even after the "long hard pull" that everyone talks about
