Wow, you idle guys waste a lot of fuel and create a lot of wear onto bearings!
Engine block takes forever to heat up, creates a lot of condensation inside the block. Oil is at it's worst lubing abilities, way below operating temperatures...
An engine heater (not a block heater) consumes a fraction of the fuel, moves no internal engine parts, heats the engine up to operating temperatures, decreases wear significantly.

Engine idle to warm up the engine is strictly prohibited and fined in germany. (and I thought our law is copying anything from north america)

 

^Idling big-rigs in certains states of the US is illegal; nowhere have I heard of idling your pickup is illegal. But idling our diesels doesnt really wear much of anything, nor does it consume any worthwhile amount of diesel. These things sip diesel while idling.

 

Any time it is idling it will drop below 300 degrees Alright Ive said enough on this subject I just don't understand why you are so afraid of a tiny little remote starting system I Am not the only one that uses them with no ill affects thanks for your opinion Maybe you should visit Alaska & then tell us how many diesels run 24 hours of the day idling & I will bet there exhaust temp is well below 300 degrees at -60 degrees Try one you may like it

 

I have a buddy that had bent pushrods and had to replace his head because of this.

To each his own - its your truck. Im not telling you what to do with it - but this is common knowledge when it comes to cold weather operating. Extended idleling in the cold without somehow raising the rpm to ~1200 is one of the worst things you can do to your mechanical diesel engine.


FYI, most of the work trucks idleing all night in Alaska are NEW electronically controlled diesel engines. You dont see many (if any) companies running 12-15 year old mechanically controlled Cummins engines any longer - not in that environment anyway. It regularily gets to -40 and colder where I live. When I go up north to work in mines and refineries, any diesel engines in all types of equipment from trucks, ro construction equipment to busses all have a high idle switch and/or exhaust brake.

 

^Exactly. 6bt cummins really are an older motor when it comes to modern industrialization. Everything is comp controlled and do fairly well at handling themselves.

 

I $ee a great market...

Wow, all our military trucks had the winterization kits- with an engine heater, a heated fuel tank, insulated fuel lines and a fuel filter heated by an electric heater during start and a coolant heater during operation. But these monsters carry eight 100Ah AGM batteries.
I was always impressed with their starting behaviour in norway. But I'm pretty sure that was never as cold as -40°.

 

didnt think there would be this much controversy over remote starts. i think i'll just stick with turning a key, and letting it do its thing. thanks for the input though

 

Theres no controversy here - its discussion nothing more

 

Thats hilarious :thumbsup:

 

Thanks for the thoughts on this subject You stay warm up there in Alberta