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<p>[QUOTE="DizzyLizzy, post: 2752243, member: 88705"]Wow im really surprised how many people on this thread that I have read that knows absolutly nothing about what opti-idle is. It is simply a software program that cuts out idle time to a specified time period set by the company. My last company I worked for Purdy Brothers Trucking</p><p>had it on their trucks( 06 Frieghtliner Columbias). Trust me when I tell you there is no way of by-passing it, yes it sucks the only way to extend the idle time is to tape up the thermostat control panel in the bunk keeping the thermostat from rising to quickly once your in the lowest setting(4 degree selector switch) its going to shut down no matter what you do this just extends the idle time by mins not hours...................[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DizzyLizzy, post: 2752243, member: 88705"]Wow im really surprised how many people on this thread that I have read that knows absolutly nothing about what opti-idle is. It is simply a software program that cuts out idle time to a specified time period set by the company. My last company I worked for Purdy Brothers Trucking had it on their trucks( 06 Frieghtliner Columbias). Trust me when I tell you there is no way of by-passing it, yes it sucks the only way to extend the idle time is to tape up the thermostat control panel in the bunk keeping the thermostat from rising to quickly once your in the lowest setting(4 degree selector switch) its going to shut down no matter what you do this just extends the idle time by mins not hours...................[/QUOTE]
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