Posted by Vaughn on Monday, March 10, 2003 at 11:16PM :
In Reply to: keeping a diesel idling posted by Mark in N.J. on Monday, March 10, 2003 at 11:02PM :
Takes more fuel to start them than let them run 30 + minutes. Larger engines such as in locamotives run long periods unless the engine will not be used for an extended period. They experience more wear during startup that allowing them to run under lubrication.