The guy who sold me the tractor said "diesel likes to be warmed up". This opinion seems to be shared by just about everybody online. Everybody says: keep it idling for 5 min and then take it easy until it's warm. I don't follow the first part of this advice.
The ventilation in my barn, where I keep my Diesel Ford 5000, is not very good. And I hate choking on diesel fumes. So, as soon as I start the engine I move the tractor outside.
I know that for gasoline engines idling is bad! This is because at low revolutions cylinders don't get enough oil spash, which is especially true when the oil is cold and thick. I don't know why it would be different for diesels. Years ago (and I came from a very-very cold country) I was taught to warm up the engine at [b:005a349309]mid-range[/b:005a349309] RPMs, not idle. Also, it would take ages to warm a diesel engine at idling.
Once an engine is started, it takes just a few seconds to push oil throughout the system. At this point an engine is still not ready for work, as engine parts still need to assume their proper dimentions and tolerances, which happens only at the operating temperature.
Anyway, I set rpms to 1000 (maybe 1200), put in the 3 gear and move the tractor outside, which is very slow, very easy on the engine.
Any comments?
The ventilation in my barn, where I keep my Diesel Ford 5000, is not very good. And I hate choking on diesel fumes. So, as soon as I start the engine I move the tractor outside.
I know that for gasoline engines idling is bad! This is because at low revolutions cylinders don't get enough oil spash, which is especially true when the oil is cold and thick. I don't know why it would be different for diesels. Years ago (and I came from a very-very cold country) I was taught to warm up the engine at [b:005a349309]mid-range[/b:005a349309] RPMs, not idle. Also, it would take ages to warm a diesel engine at idling.
Once an engine is started, it takes just a few seconds to push oil throughout the system. At this point an engine is still not ready for work, as engine parts still need to assume their proper dimentions and tolerances, which happens only at the operating temperature.
Anyway, I set rpms to 1000 (maybe 1200), put in the 3 gear and move the tractor outside, which is very slow, very easy on the engine.
Any comments?