Facts about diesel ideling
As the vast majority of 5th wheels are being towed by diesel trucks here is some interesting facts about idling and the myths surrounding it: http://www.in.gov/idem/prevention/2372.htm
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minnow wrote:1320Fastback wrote:
...These are people that either are living in the past, what we call Bro Dozers or just simply uniformed. EGT gives a good indication of turbo temperature and that is usually the last thing to cool down once parked. I like to see under 200 degrees before I shut down and with a old engine I get there within 30-60 seconds. Newer trucks with all the black magic under the hood take longer but can't imagine any would need longer than 3-4 minuets to cool down...
On my '16 Ram 3500 it takes a lot longer than 3-4 minutes to get the EGT temp down to 200 degrees, and that's just around town driving. I'll idle it until the EGT drops to 375 degrees and that can take 5 minutes after towing.
He probably has his probe post turbo.
