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Originally Posted by Baby Grand Once the engine starts and is running and the oil pressure is up to operating range, the journals ride on a nice, thick layer of oil; thicker than any surface asperities. Journal bearings don稚 like starting & stopping and under these conditions are subject to a thinned down lubrication condition where asperities can make contact, weld, oxidize and tear apart. That痴 one of the primary ways they ear. That痴 why people who run diesels 24/7 let them idle for extended periods. |
You wrote in Word and pasted in format characters that goof up the works.
On idling, if it's so good, why do transport companies monitor idle time and reward the driver with the least amount? 'cuz it ain't so good to let them idle.
I'd bet you dollars to donuts that if you go to a truck stop tonight you won't hear the independents running their engines - they are paying for that burbling sound at $4.25 a gal! It didn't used to matter when fuel was $0.35 a gal, but now....
jb