Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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Truckboy wrote:
I am going to be borrowing my friends truck, 98 Dodge 3500 Diesel. Is there anything you have to do differently when starting or driving a diesel truck? It has not been sitting and its about 45 degrees here, but i dont know if that makes a difference. Thanks!
Only a couple of things:
When starting, wait until the "Wait To Start" or glow plug light shuts off. (Not sure what it looks like or is called on a Dodge.)
Try not to let it idle much.
If it gets below 40ish I'd make sure to plug it in, although completely unnecessary at these temperatures. I'm just of the belief that anything that makes the vehicle easier to start is a good thing!
Let it idle for a minute or three before you shut it off. (to cool the turbos)
And most of all... ENJOY driving it. :)
