Exhaust Brake & Plugging In better for "short trips"?
#1
Exhaust Brake & Plugging In better for "short trips"?
My commute to work is not very far and I'm concerned with the engine not getting up to temp long enough.
Would plugging it in for the winter AND using the exhaust brake for faster warmups help with this issue?
If so how much?
TIA
Would plugging it in for the winter AND using the exhaust brake for faster warmups help with this issue?
If so how much?
TIA
#2
Registered User
I wouldn't worry to much about it. But having said that, You should take it out and let it stretch it's legs a couple times a week. You should put your foot through the firewall every once in a while and get the temps up.
I don't think a couple of days of cranks and not fully warming up will hurt it as long as you do get it to full operating temp every few days or so. My 2 cents.
I don't think a couple of days of cranks and not fully warming up will hurt it as long as you do get it to full operating temp every few days or so. My 2 cents.
#3
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I am in the same situation, in that I am only a couple minutes from work.
In the winter I do plug in below freezing, and if you have a Jake brake you may as well turn it on (once oil pressure has come up and stabalized) while you scrape windows.
Mostly, though, I also think it is important to get it fully warm at least once a week. Run it long enough to drive condensation/moisture out of the oil, and hard enough to burn off any carbon from the valves/injectors.
In the winter I do plug in below freezing, and if you have a Jake brake you may as well turn it on (once oil pressure has come up and stabalized) while you scrape windows.
Mostly, though, I also think it is important to get it fully warm at least once a week. Run it long enough to drive condensation/moisture out of the oil, and hard enough to burn off any carbon from the valves/injectors.
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