diesel warm up question
I have a question, after doing some reading in the manual and online. How long should you let the engine warm before pulling the camper? This is my first diesel. Its a 5.9 cummins. I have been told wa...
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campigloo wrote:
Good advice on the cool down. I'm on my second diesel. I installed a turbo saver on both of them. You get to where you're going, remove the key, lock the door and leave, no matter how much load it's had on it. It idles until egt reaches 450 degrees then shuts off. You'd be surprised at how long it runs after driving around town with no load. It runs longer than when on the interstate @ 80.
I've found it to be money well spent.
Wow! I feel that 450 is a typo, I have a pre turbo EGT gauge and wait to get down to between 300 and 325. Start up I set exhaust brake on and it warms up quickly.
