While do diesel 4-wheelers always idle their pickups??

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  1. Crude Truckin'

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    Because I love hearing my VGT whistle through the straight pipe on high idle
     
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  3. Iamoverit

    Iamoverit Road Train Member

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    The same reason they modify their exhaust to make them stupid loud.
     
  4. abyliks

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    A vehicle already running will not fail to start

    #### box 101

    I idle my gas trucks too, not getting back into a hot/cold truck when I’m done
     
  5. DUNE-T

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    I don't have a diesel pickup, but honestly I enjoy listening to them rumbling.
    If I ever get one, I see myself sitting outside by my garage in the summer, drinking beer and just enjoying the sound of a running diesel lol
    (I do hate aftermarket exhausts though).
     
  6. MACK E-6

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    That was a thing on engines with air starters and mechanical shutoffs. A Detroit had a funny way of wanting to run backwards when you pulled the shutoff knob.

    I don’t. Those high flow nozzles make a godawful mess trying to fuel up a pickup truck.

    I’d rather listen to engine rattle than a loud exhaust note. Stupid pilot injection took away one of the best parts of driving a diesel.
     
  7. Razororange

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    They work perfectly for me with a newer Ford. Never spill a drop.

    My brother in law with a GMC can't use them. Same for my sister and her diesel Yukon. Something about how GM does the venting on their capless fill system causes them to spit back fuel all over with the high flow pumps.
     
  8. MACK E-6

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    It’s the same with my Ram. It backs up and spills all over the place.
     
  9. AModelCat

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    My faith in humanity is so low I lock my truck while putting gas in it.
     
  10. okiedokie

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    I'm a Big Strapper. Hear me roar.
     
  11. Iamoverit

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    You and I both. I've never understood the need to intentionally ride around blasting a horn in everyone's face.
     
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