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Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ] Roll On Big Mama. Forum/Discussion about Eighteen Wheeler Trucks. What truck do you like or dislike? Is your favorite truck a Mack, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Marmon, Volvo or Freightliner? Which diesel engine do you prefer; Detroit Diesel, Cummins, or...

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Myself and mechanics every where will major disagree with you on this one. Never and I do mean never shut down a hot engine with no idle time. I know what you are saying about light throttle into your fuel stop or other stop, but on a hot day this is no where close to enough turbo bearing cool down period. Shutting down while too hot cooks the oil in the turbo bearings and will kill your turbo quick. That 5 or 10 mins of idle cool down will sure seem cheap when faced with a premature turbo replacement.

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I think were on the same wavelength here. The very low RPM applies to cresting the hill. I don't think long continuous pulling below 1100 is a great idea. If you can crest at 1000rpm, it's not bad, rather than grab a gear at the crest. 900rpm is getting very low and pretty tough for the engine to recover.
european drivers lugs to 1100-1000 very often,cruising at 1300-1400 and peak torque of diesels a constant from 900/1000-1400/1500(well at least specifications sad that)
max speed is 88-89km/h
and Peterbilt 372 looks weird but i wouldnt say its ugly
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Myself and mechanics every where will major disagree with you on this one. Never and I do mean never shut down a hot engine with no idle time. I know what you are saying about light throttle into your fuel stop or other stop, but on a hot day this is no where close to enough turbo bearing cool down period. Shutting down while too hot cooks the oil in the turbo bearings and will kill your turbo quick. That 5 or 10 mins of idle cool down will sure seem cheap when faced with a premature turbo replacement.
in EMD diesels there is
a electric lube pump which work after the engine shutdown and lube turbos bearings
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