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Help! What is the add on that fires the engine and heats/cools the cab?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Commuter69, Nov 16, 2018.

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  1. Nov 16, 2018 #1
    Commuter69

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    My brain froze .... and I got cheated out of my ice cream.......


    I once had a truck that had a device that would crank up the engine if the interior temperature fell outside the comfort zone just long enough to bring it in range.....

    Too cold? It would warm it up.....
    Too warm? It would cool it down.....

    WTF is that called? I would like to ask that one be installed.....
     
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  3. Nov 16, 2018 #2
    Crude Truckin'

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    Optimized Idle?
     
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  4. Nov 16, 2018 #3
    skellr

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    Opti-shake-you-awake-in-the-night.
     
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  5. Nov 16, 2018 #4
    8thnote

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    It is a Freightliner factory installed option called Opti-Idle
     
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  7. Nov 16, 2018 #5
    Commuter69

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    I would rather that wake me up over being woken up either shivering or in a puddle of sweat.....
     
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  8. Nov 16, 2018 #6
    skellr

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    APU's are usually gentle, starting and stopping unless something is wrong with them.
     
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  9. Nov 16, 2018 #7
    Commuter69

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    I grew up in southern California. ... I have slept through earthquakes below 5.0..... lol
     
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  10. Nov 16, 2018 #8
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    Did X1 get a new account?
     
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    APUs can be programmed to do that with timers. Set it for 30 minutes before you go to the truck and you are all comfy.
     
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  12. Nov 19, 2018 #10
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    It was and still is called optimized idle. However bad it used to be, it has changed as the industry has demanded.

    The latest versions supplied with trucks that have bunk heaters only start the truck as the battery levels drop. In hot weather, it works as originally designed.
     
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