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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Sez Hoo! wrote:
I will Idle my Diesel for 20-30 min. If the people in the CG don't like it then they can just right me a check for a new turbo. I don't start heading down the road until I have at least 150 deg on my water temp. On that note I usually do not start my rig until around 9am. You never wind up your turbo cold or shut it down hot.
Putt Putting out of a campground, down a few surface streets isn't going to spin up a turbo and the engine still gets warmed up before hitting the interstate. A 20-30 minute idle is just not necessary to protect your turbo.
Why don't you just put in a block heater and plug in at night? Not like you pay extra for the electricity used.
