by "webmonkees" (kayoteq-of-the-forest)
Published 06/14/2017 at 08:57
by "webmonkees" (kayoteq-of-the-forest)
Published 06/14/2017 at 08:57
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Is there any technical reason for idling a diesel in summer?
Mid-June,big diesel pickup truck at 8 in the morning and idling in the parking lot while owner is shopping..
Holding my nose to not get a sinus headache. Enough of it and I will.
I don’t know the complexities of how those work but I’m somewhat okay with what I would call a stock diesel fume.
This was more like mis-adjusted carnival ride stink.
Guess they love it.
In other news, free diesel pickup, have Uber drop you off at the store about 8am and then rapidly keep out of accurate firing distance during whatever you’re doing that I didn’t recommend. What’s a Jalopnik, officer, is that a Russian import?
J/K, we don’t have Uber around here.
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"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/14/2017 at 09:33, STARS: 0
IIRC, diesels don’t like being turned on and off frequently. So yes, depending on how long you’ll be gone, there is a reason to leave the idling.
"ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)" (adabofoppo)
06/14/2017 at 09:42, STARS: 0
A diesel at idle uses hardly any fuel since it is a compression-ignition engine. Once they are up to temp, they can effectively run on just air.
"RutRut" (RDR)
06/14/2017 at 09:49, STARS: 1
The other one that hasn’t been mentioned is letting it cool back down and keep oil circulating, I used to leave mine idling for 5-10 minutes after towing for an extended period of time.
"Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips)
06/14/2017 at 10:01, STARS: 0
They use plenty of fuel. We idle trucks for around 96 hours in a week, and they burn a few gallons over a few hours.
"deekster_caddy" (deekster_caddy)
06/14/2017 at 10:11, STARS: 0
Diesel engines and Turbocharged anythings- if they have been working hard, let them idle for a few minutes before shutdown so the oil can cool it down. If you shut down a piping hot turbo you can cake some oil inside it. (and use synthetic oil in your turbocharged things)
"RutRut" (RDR)
06/14/2017 at 11:50, STARS: 0
The past tense was used because I sold the truck and went back to gas/naturally aspirated.