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Re: Idle vs. Shutdown
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Posted by Steven@AZ on August 24, 2006 at 07:29:18 from (216.67.213.217):
In Reply to: Idle vs. Shutdown posted by ZachOH on August 23, 2006 at 23:19:50:
How long is lunch? When working on the farm I usually take about 10 minutes to build a sandwich and then eat in the tractor - I leave it running just above idle, around 1000 rpm. If lunch takes longer than 10 minutes, shut it off. I always let the diesels idle for a few minutes to cool down before shutting off. The gas engines maybe a minute. I agree with the comments below about older diesels that had a comprehensive starting procedure - those would be better off running.
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