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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bandit1047" data-source="post: 14908" data-attributes="member: 1222"><p>Since I started this thread I should also give a history on diesel Idling. This is what I was told by an old diesel Mechanic who worked on them since he was a kid. The old diesel behemoth engines in off road equipment needed a gas pony engine to start them. Back in those days diesel was 5 to 8 cents a gallon and shutting them down was a pain because the pony engine being gas was less likely to start than the diesel. These old diesels could also be difficult to start. This old man told me he has heard 200 reasons for idling a diesel and only two come close to being true. One is that if you have an air leak in your fuel system, (rubber fuel lines develop pin hole leaks that will not leak fuel but will bleed air allowing the fuel to flow back to the tank.) This causes long crancking time to start. Thats my story and I am sticking to it. Joe</p></blockquote><p></p>