&quot;Idle time&quot;, Its what my wife tells me I have to much of .... but the kind I'm talking about is for my truck, the manual says approx no more then 15 minutes. I thougt you could idle these things for a lot longer then that, especially in the colder months were a lot of starting and stopping could be harder on it. The big diesel trucks (18 wheelers) keep theirs running at an idle for long periods of time what would be the difference ???.... ;D Thanks in advance..<br><br>Tommy

 

Tommy, do a search on High Idle. There's a lot of posts about this. Others can explain this better than me but, in short, at idle the fuel doesn't do a complete burn and can cause a buildup of residue on the cylinders over time. At a higher idle, 1100 - 1500 rpm's, this doesn't occur. There are electronic high idle kits available or you can purchase (or make your own) a manual high idle stick at most big truck stops. The manual one works fine for me.

CR

BTW - DTR Time is not Idle Time

 

Or you can just snap a branch off the ol' willow tree! ;D

 

[quote author=TommysBlue link=board=8;threadid=6232;start=0#57069 date=1035487971]<br>........The big diesel trucks (18 wheelers) keep theirs running at an idle for long periods of time what would be the difference ???.... ;D Thanks in advance..<br><br>Tommy<br>[/quote]<br><br>Man, I had the misfortune out on I-90 the other morning of coming up on an 18 wheeler just pulling out from a rest stop I guess after a sleep break. As I pulled around him, his stacks were spewing out crap like you wouldn't believe. I thought it was condensate, but when I hit the wipers, it smeared all over my windshield. There was a tan waxy mist all over the front of my truck and on the windshield. What a mess to clean! That's what happen when you let it idle too long.

 

The big trucks idle alot for a reason, they 'live&quot; in the truck all day/week or more. To keep them comfortable while sleeping, (ie heat or A/C) they idle for long periods, doesn't mean it's good. Some/most of them have a high idle feature on them nowadays, which helps.<br><br>I have a high-idler, and still only idle as long as nessesary, maybe 20 minute in the winter to warm up. The guys with e-brakes, can heat up the CC alot faster/hotter than a idler can, thus it's better for keeping cylinder wash to a minimum.<br><br>Later, Rob

 

Got me a &quot;High Idle Devise&quot;. It's called a stick on the go pedal. ;D If you want the idle to be higher just adjust the power seat closer to the front. If you want it lower just adjust the seat back. It's that easy. <br><br>Darrell

 

I used a turnbuckle to made an adjustable throttle stick for high idling of truck when needed. Cheap and you can fine tune the rpms.<br><br>Have engine up to full temp before starting extended idling. <br><br>Jerry