Idling in the winter

Plug that bad boy in.

 

If you don't high idle oil will slip past the rings. That will lead to oil consumption also will carbon up the rings and they will not seal which leads to even more oil consumption. Like the other guy said best to plug it in. A engine only has x number of rotations before it wears out, so why waste em.

 

If you must idle it, set @ around 1000 rpm. Extended periods of low idle can allow un-burned fuel to wash down cylinder liners, and cause fuel dilution in engine oil. Idling at a higher rpm should help burn the fuel more completely, and keep coolant temperature warmer.

 

Have batteries tested , clean all connections. With proper cranking amps truck should start no problem. Just don't like truck running when not around it. So using the block heater is safer and cheaper in the long run. Just have to run out and fire it up in the morning, then bump the idle up some. 700-800 rpms. Till the oil pressure comes up.

 

Idle at 1000-1200.

Or plug the #### thing in to a block heater.

Feed it drinks into the fuel when thirsty, repeat as needed.

A long time ago we built fires under the tractors in freezing Bayonne until warm enough to crank. Never again.

 

Might want to look into a Maxwell start module.

 

My Volvo had a " Smart Idle " system and it would idle all over the place, sometimes going up as high 1200, usually no lower than 700.

It never had problems.

Your other option is to freeze to death.

 

Plug it in and/or Webasto/Espar engine heater with event timer are far better options.

 

I had my first experience with the ESPAR when I took the one of the Hammers to Querque last week.
Maybe it was just that one, but it was on or off. Now once it got down in the 20's leaving it on was just fine lol.