Would a diesel suffer from inactiveity?
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I was talking to my buddy today who has a 09 2500 Dodge Cummins. He said the longest he has ever let his truck sit was 3 weeks in the dead of winter. He said he fired it up off the remote start from inside the house no probs at all.
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If it sits for more than three months at a time pickle the motor.. if its not used enough the cylinder walls rust and the rings dont seat causing blow by. If you pickle the motor you can avoid this. Or you can just start the thing every week for 10 minutes or so to avoid this, way easier.
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We have had the turbo vanes rust to the housing (cat motors) on the 50' Searay after sitting for over a year, just took the intakes off and got them turning, back in business, probably fogging them would alleviate that problem.
Cant see it happening very often on a road vehicle unless left parked in the grass.
Treating for algae is the number one thing I would be worried about as it can be a pain to get that cleaned out.
Cant see it happening very often on a road vehicle unless left parked in the grass.
Treating for algae is the number one thing I would be worried about as it can be a pain to get that cleaned out.
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If it sits for more than three months at a time pickle the motor.. if its not used enough the cylinder walls rust and the rings dont seat causing blow by. If you pickle the motor you can avoid this. Or you can just start the thing every week for 10 minutes or so to avoid this, way easier.
Everything keeps on ticking.
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I'd hate to spend 35K to find out though............even at 6100 miles with no heavy lifting all it's life .........I still think a diesel needs to work harder just to stay in shape.




