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:
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.
Bingo. By the time you ease down the off ramp and pull into an adjacent gas station, it's likely had the 3-5min of cool down.
