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Yes. It doesn't have anything to do with you engine running away though.Is it bad to idle the deuce for extended periods of time?
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Yes. It doesn't have anything to do with you engine running away though.Is it bad to idle the deuce for extended periods of time?
So if i take a trip to the grocery store in the deuce I shouldn't leave it running while i go inside? I had a diesel mechanic who told me these multifuel engines were meant to run, not to be driven around like an suv, start, stop, start, stop. Is he right?Yes. It doesn't have anything to do with you engine running away though.
The main reason I wouldn't want to leave it running in that situation is because somebody might decide to jump in and take it for a spin.So if i take a trip to the grocery store in the deuce I shouldn't leave it running while i go inside? I had a diesel mechanic who told me these multifuel engines were meant to run, not to be driven around like an suv, start, stop, start, stop. Is he right?
ha, they might have one **** of a time trying to maneuver it around a parking lot. Still anyone with limited knowledge of these trucks would know they have a push button start, so regardless if it's running or not it's just as easily taken. When does it become too long of an idle, an hour? Should i just shut it off when I'm not in it (starter motor wear and tear)? Just trying to gather as much info as I can to save internal components.The main reason I wouldn't want to leave it running in that situation is because somebody might decide to jump in and take it for a spin.
zeisshensoldt, I'm right there with you. I am not afraid to say I don't know the first thing about this. But I drove mine for to the store tonight. It was a hoot! Then I took it for a few stops around town.ha, they might have one **** of a time trying to maneuver it around a parking lot. When does it become too long of an idle, an hour? Should i just shut it off when I'm not in it (starter motor wear and tear)? Just trying to gather as much info as I can to save internal components.
Did you leave it running at all your stops? Also, the fact that it needs that 5 minute startup/cool down period makes it a bit of a pain to take around places.zeisshensoldt, I'm right there with you. I am not afraid to say I don't know the first thing about this. But I drove mine for to the store tonight. It was a hoot! Then I took it for a few stops around town.
?The fuel injectors on a Multifuel aren't controlled electronically as today's vehicles, they have mechanical links that control the amount of fuel, often times the linkage will bind up and then you get what we see here. Can also be the result of a buffer screw that's been screwed in too far. Basically the throttle sticks at full and you can't shut it down, except for blocking the air intake, which takes something very solid. Heard stories of them eating phone books.
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