Originally posted by payne5757
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Why leave a diesel running while filling it up?
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My favorite is seeing a monster diesel at the gas station running while the girly man driver sits inside to escape 30* temperatures.
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My cummins will usually bust off no problem without waiting the glowplugs (grid heater in my case) to cycle even down into the 30's. I usually leave mine running why refueling because it's hot a shit and doesn't take long for my extended cab to warm up. When you take into account how long it takes to fill it from near empty on the first click of the handle(to cut down on foaming), that gives plenty of time for the truck to get warm in the summer or cold in the winter if you kill it. And, the starters are expensive and still have a fair amount of weight on my older 24 valve. I've had to replace a few on customers rides and would like to put it off on mine for as long as possible.
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Originally posted by Stunter Bob View PostYou do not have to wait for the light to go off to start the truck, especially if its already warm.
The Glow Plugs and Grid Heaters are not even for cold starts, they were designed to heat up the cylinders before the first start to burn more of the fuel the first few strokes to cut down on emissions.
Wrong. If its cold enough they are a neccessity to get the bastards to start. Take it from me, I just moved back down here from Philly and i could damn sure tell when my GP relay went out! Its rare that it gets cold enough down here, but grid heaters and glow plugs are definitely meant to assist in the ignition of the fuel when the block and cylinders are stone cold in the winter.
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Originally posted by Rlhay2 View PostThe fuel it consumes starting and fuel consumed idling is practically equal.
Thus, why bother shutting it down if there is only a negligible difference in costs?
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The fuel it consumes starting and fuel consumed idling is practically equal.
Thus, why bother shutting it down if there is only a negligible difference in costs?
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Originally posted by BP View PostEver had to replace the starter on a diesel? Me either but I know they are heavy as crap and expensive. That and idling a diesel barely uses any fuel at all compared to a gas engine.
I bet the main reason though is so you don't have to look at that "wait to start" light for 30+ seconds. They nearly all have one and it doesn't matter if it's hot or cold, it's going to come on.
I don't wait to start in the summer, or when the engine is warm.
I do turn my truck off when I'm getting fuel.
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Originally posted by BP View PostEver had to replace the starter on a diesel? Me either but I know they are heavy as crap and expensive. That and idling a diesel barely uses any fuel at all compared to a gas engine.
I bet the main reason though is so you don't have to look at that "wait to start" light for 30+ seconds. They nearly all have one and it doesn't matter if it's hot or cold, it's going to come on.
The Glow Plugs and Grid Heaters are not even for cold starts, they were designed to heat up the cylinders before the first start to burn more of the fuel the first few strokes to cut down on emissions.
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Ever had to replace the starter on a diesel? Me either but I know they are heavy as crap and expensive. That and idling a diesel barely uses any fuel at all compared to a gas engine.
I bet the main reason though is so you don't have to look at that "wait to start" light for 30+ seconds. They nearly all have one and it doesn't matter if it's hot or cold, it's going to come on.
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just make sure you use the diesel pumps so the guys in diesel trucks have to wait on you.
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