Do you leave your diesel running ...?
I see many diesel drivers who leave the engine running while fueling (or other short-term occasions). For a while, I asked why they did that, just to see what their reason was. Never got the same answ...
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Hannibal wrote:Other than the technical reasons many knowledgeable posters gave why it is NOT necessary to leave their tow vehicle engines running, your last sentence says it all. We are not driving commercial 18 wheelers as many like to imitate. Must be an ego thing. :R
Big Wheels a Rollin Movin' On... Big rig wannabe. All six of my diesels EGT were cooled to safe shut off temps by the time I coasted down the off ramps and eased into a station or positioned our trailer in it's camp site or parked at the house. If I had just pulled up a 6% grade and pulled into a scenic overlook, I would let the engine idle a couple of minutes gas or diesel. Other that that type of scenario, it's just chest puffing.
