paulcardoza wrote:
1. A DP will "air up" in less than 5min.
2. There's no need whatsoever to warm up beyond the period needed to air up.
3. Anyone who sits idling for over *TWO* minutes is a total jerk!
(Above #3 statement modified, LOL!)
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Warm-up is old diesel driver's wives tales - from the 40's!.:S
Virtually all fire apparatus are diesels!
Fire 'em up for emergency response at 3:00AM and away you go !
Started (no pun) that with diesels in the late 1960's.
Never a problem with the engines.
Never a problem with low air.
"Low air" in an air system usually means there's a leak somewhere -
and a normal system that's been sitting a long time, should build sufficient pressure to release brakes in a couple of minutes.
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