I agree heavy! I never shut down a hot engine .
I'm breaking in a new engine now .
Ran it hard up the shoe tonight to park at the 147 and took a good 20 minutes for the coolant and oil temp to drop off before I shut it off .
How long do you warm up your rig before driving.
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However long it takes to get the cab temp to 70
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So it could be 10 minutes, could be an hour........
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Thing you've got to remember too is there are other fluids in a truck other than coolant and engine oil. You've got power steering fluid, transmission oil and rear axle/hub oil. The engine may be warm but the other fluids aren't. Best to drive it easy for the first 15 minutes to let everything warm up a bit, longer in cold weather.
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I don't roll until the water temp is at 125 degrees. And then I'll baby it until it's at operating temperature. I hear these Cat engines are expensive to fix, and I don't wanna be the cause of it breaking.
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Engine makers will tell to start it an run it with out warm up. They want you to blow it more money for them on a sale of a new engine.
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Turn the key, do a walk around, when the air button stays in, time to go.
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