Jerry/MT
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- Feb 2, 2008
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- North Idaho-The Palouse
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- New Holland TD95D, Ford 4610 & Kubota M4500
Yikes! I can't imagine living anywhere where an engine can't warm up unless it's running above idle! Have you considered moving farther south?
Unlike SI engines which run at relatively constant peak temperature (relatively constant fuel/air ratio) , diesels run across a wide range of fuel to air ratio which means that at low load the peak temperature is low and the peak temperature increases with loa. That's why Slowpoke Slim (above) does what he does in cold temperatures.