how do you warm up your MB?

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how do you warm up your MB?

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02-26-2008, 01:44 PM

zeke

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Quote:

Originally Posted by imagesinthewind

If idling isn't good for an diesel engine why do semis idle for many many hours while the drivers sleep.

As for warming up, if I don't let mine sit at idle for 15 mins or so then it's really slow when I try to move it. No power, cold and slow.
Mine is happier with a nice long warm up idle.

I have seen this in other threads and wondered the same thing...is a 6xx engine that much different from the engines in most semis?

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