unnecessary idleing
Some people are just down right discourteous when he come to campground etiquette. This morning the guy next to me idled his motorhome for 20 minutes while he got ready to leave. This afternoon a big ...
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Mvpmich wrote:
Newer diesels should not idle for long periods of time, >5 minutes and do not require a "cool down" period. When arriving at a campground I try to position the coach quickly and then dump air and level as the engine needs to be running for my levelers to work. I then connect to shore power extend slides as the engine has to be off for slides to work.
When departing, I do have to wait for air pressure to build before I can move. My Freightliner has an annoying alarm that sounds until sufficient pressure is achieved so I am a anxious for this to happen so I can leave.
Someone must not have told FORD that, since someone just posted that his truck owners' manual said to DO JUST THAT!
