This weekend, me and a bud are gonna drive to Big Bend Ntl Park and we plan on getting there in the wee hours of the morning...so its gonna be pretty darn cold (20-30's..hey thats cold for this south texas man).

We don't plan on getting a hotel, so we are gonna sleep in my truck.

My question is, would it harm my truck to let it sit there idling around 1200 or so rpm's via a stick. Now I know that I shouldn't let her idle at normal rpm's such as 800 for an extended period of time. We plan on sleeping in the truck til dawn, letting her idle around 1200 rpm's for 4-5 hrs.

Should I use the stick to keep her at 1200 rpm, or should I just tough it out, pack some extra blankets, and shut down my truck?

Any help would be great,

Hunter

 

Make sure you have Pablo paddle you across the river for $2 and drink a whole bunch of cerveza in the happening village of Boquillas....Lots of fun; we had a blast.

Anyways...tuff it out, get it good and warm before you shut it off and start it back up in the morning.

Enjoy your Spring Breaks while you can.

 

Use the stick, and idle it at 1300 to 1400 RPM.

 

Use the stick and set it around 1500 or so. Just make sure the stick doesn't come undone during the night. Good luck sleeping in the truck with that noisy thing blaring.

 

pack some sleeping bags and shut her down.....I ve slept on the ground and in tents well below 20s.....

 

For cryin' out loud - it's one night! Hunter, you don't plan on making a habit of this sort of thing, do you? If not, just let it idle on its own, no stick. No sense keeping yourself awake and wasting lots of fuel at 1,200 - 1,500 RPM. Low idle is fine. You're not going to kill it overnight. Doing this sort of thing all the time is a bad idea, but one night isn't going to hurt anything.

 

Well, I know of one thing, I plan on taking matt's advice and drinking a few beers!!

I guess I'll make my buddy tuff it out and we'll shut her down.

Thanks for the info guys.

Keep on keeping on,
Hunter

 

Sleeping in a running vehicle is never a good idea. Carbonmonoxide can find it way into the cab and then it's your last Spring Break. Shut it down and tuff it out.

 

do diesels cause carbon monoxide too?? or just gassers never thought about it B4

 

All internal combustion engins create CO to some degree. Just didn't want to read Hunter's Obit here next week.

 

I was told you couldnt die from sleeping in a diesel truck. And that a diesel doesn't put out near enough CO2 to kill someone especially in a leaky truck. Thats why semi drivers can sleep in theres all night. Not sure if this is true but just something I heard and thought I would share.

 

CO2 isnt the problem.....Carbon Monoxide is.....and yes its an issue with a idelling diesel....whoever told you that is speculating....

 

Why did I say CO2?....I meant CO......BRAIN cramp

Just curious. How come you dont hear about truckers dieing all the time then? I'm confused...Thanks

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Cumminsdude;
Just a guess stacks above the cab
ramguy

 

My guess is that the environment is aereated enough for the CO to disperse, with causing toxic conditions. Now if it were in an enclosed location, like a garage, then it would be a differnt story. My .$02.

Hunter