So diesels dont like to sit....
Im set to buy a 2001 coach , cummins 8.1 isc, 26,000 miles. Should i be concerned because it hasnt been driven enough ?
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When I was OTR and idled I figured my Detroit Diesel used 0.7 gph. That's what my truck worked out to. We would bump the idle up to 1,000 rpm to keep the oil pressure at 45#. CATs and Cummins were about the same. Company always claimed a 1 gph at idle but that was high. The company had a reduced idle policy and you had drivers that would just start an engine and take off. After 2 or 300,000 they would burn blue. Low idle is good but warm oil in an engine is better than cold oil in the pan.
Oil fired bunk warmers used a pint per hour but the heater discharge was very hot and about floor level in the bunk. If your blanket fell off the bed it would get very hot and I was concerned it might set the blanket on fire.
APU's are nice but the added weight, cost and maintenance made them not practical for my fleets. Easier to tell the driver not to idle and freeze or roast. Heaven knows how easy it is to get your rest while sweating in bed.
I'd be more worried about seals drying out that the engine itself from non use.
Oil fired bunk warmers used a pint per hour but the heater discharge was very hot and about floor level in the bunk. If your blanket fell off the bed it would get very hot and I was concerned it might set the blanket on fire.
APU's are nice but the added weight, cost and maintenance made them not practical for my fleets. Easier to tell the driver not to idle and freeze or roast. Heaven knows how easy it is to get your rest while sweating in bed.
I'd be more worried about seals drying out that the engine itself from non use.
