Do you let your TV warm up before towing?
Reason I ask, left campground last Sat. around 11:30 am. Outside temps were about mid 50's. I didn't wait for the truck to warm up. When you leave the campground you turn on a two lane hwy. No way to ...
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WIth full hookups just plug it in. Mine will come to 115F in about 90-minutes. Burns a little less fuel that day, but the cost to society still exists.
No big truck engine manufacturer I'm aware of recommends idling. And only then at high idle. Put it in gear and ease along the first few miles. After all, it isn't only the engine oil that needs to warm up. Even with a 78,000-lb combination it takes more than 45-minutes @ 65-mph for the axles to register op-temp. And that in the middle of summer with a 3/4-wind.
Idling wastes fuel, dilutes the engine oil and aggravates the neighbors.
No big truck engine manufacturer I'm aware of recommends idling. And only then at high idle. Put it in gear and ease along the first few miles. After all, it isn't only the engine oil that needs to warm up. Even with a 78,000-lb combination it takes more than 45-minutes @ 65-mph for the axles to register op-temp. And that in the middle of summer with a 3/4-wind.
Idling wastes fuel, dilutes the engine oil and aggravates the neighbors.
