> Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > After run cooling can be a requirement for many engines depending on use > and load. Think about this, under load, parts of the engine get hot enough > to almost glow. Pistons and the inside of the heads may be getting to 600 > or higher. So you pull into the rest stop and immediately shut the engine > down. That heat has to go somewhere ... Most Diesel truck engines specify 3-5 > minute cool down after operating under load... Which goes a long way toward explaining why guys with oversized diesel pickups let their vehicles clatter and bang for many minutes after arriving in camp. And here I thought they were just jerks.* ========= * Since the same guys that drive the noisiest vehicles also tend be the ones who play their stupid stereos loudly enough to annoy everyone in earshot, there may be a high correlation between jerkiness and ownership of oversized diesel pickup trucks. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR |
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