Letting truck idle
A friend of mine always lets his 2500 diesel idle while he makes a short run into the post office, store for a quick soda, etc. He says the salesman told him that starting and restarting a diesel was...
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:
It was never any good to idle an engine for a long time.
For the old ones it was called "wet stacking" and was bad all the way around for the engine.
For a new engine, it's incredibly hard on the emission systems of a diesel.
Is it ok to idle a diesel for 10 minutes or less? Sure, just don't get carried away like some do.
X2X2X2 Great and accurate post! Includes gas engines too. I see this a lot all over but I made a good living as a diesel mechanic and am now enjoying a good retirement. :W
