Starting the Engine during the Winter
I spent about 1/2 an hour searching this question. I'm sure it has been talked about before but I couldn't find it. Anyway, the Thor owners manual for my rig says to run the engine for 30 minutes each...
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I cannot answer about a diesel pusher, but for a gas engine, I did the same when I was not full-timing. But, I was told, that unless I ran it through all the gears (R,P,N,D1,D2) I was doing more damage than helping as the oil was not lubricating the gears just letting it run in Park. So, I just started taking it out for a Sunday drive and used then also ran the generator on 1/2 to full load, as well. No matter what the temp was. Once a month was a nice outing, for the motorhome an me, about 50 miles each way.
