Diesel class A idling for a looooong time
I have been driving a 40' diesel class A for about 14 years, and during that time I have heard and read many rants and complaints about diesel owners idling for long times while sitting in the campgro...
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Unless there is an exhaust leak...it really doesn't bother me. I might be mildly amused but I'm not going to get passive-aggressive with someone over it.
That said, once the oil pressure is up and the air brakes are charged...just take off and go easy accelerating for the first 5 minutes. Diesels struggle to heat up when idling (even fast idle) because it takes so little fuel to idle, they aren't adding much heat to the engine block. Tooling out of the campground at 5mph is going to heat up the engine a lot faster and won't do any damage.
That said, once the oil pressure is up and the air brakes are charged...just take off and go easy accelerating for the first 5 minutes. Diesels struggle to heat up when idling (even fast idle) because it takes so little fuel to idle, they aren't adding much heat to the engine block. Tooling out of the campground at 5mph is going to heat up the engine a lot faster and won't do any damage.
