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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Old-Biscuit wrote:
Get your motor running
Head out on the highway
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In whatever comes my way
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Born to be wild
No I do not leave my engine running while refueling.
I don't leave it running unless I happen to jump out of cab to recheck something.
I start it up....then drive away. Pull in and turn it off.
Just like one does with a gasoline engine.
Leaving it running is just plain stupid. It is a modern computer controlled engine. NOT some old 1950s vintage diesel.
X2 Never have been a believer in letting any engine idle for long, especially these new engines as Bisquit describes. (I made my living as a heavy duty diesel mechanic).
