---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> "Ok, but do they need to be left idling for hours on end?  I'm talking
> about personal vehicles, not giant tractors.  I do see them that way,
> including a GM pickup yesterday.  mcneely"
>
> Sigh. It's a pet peeve of mine, too. I promised myself I would not add
> anything to this thread. But I'm not strong enough to resist.
>
> I think it's tied up with an "I have an oversized truck with an
> obnoxiously noisy engine -- what are you going to do about it?" attitude.

Well, that is the crowd of people that put a pump in their truck to kick a shot of diesel into the exhaust train so it will belch black smoke, and have a sign that flashes, "Take that, Obama," every time they do it.  Their preferred time to do it is when a small car with certain bumper stickers is in close proximity.
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>
> On 11/18/2014 10:00 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
> > Ok, but do they need to be left idling for hours on end?  I'm talking
> > about personal vehicles, not giant tractors.  I do see them that way,
> > including a GM pickup yesterday.  mcneely
> >
> > ---- KI4TLF <ki4tlf@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >> Yes and no.  The larger truck diesels can be, but it's like a
> >> turbocharged gas engine.  Best to let them run for 1 to 3 minutes
> >> depending on the outside temperature.  Same for shutdown.

--
David McNeely