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Re: Stop and go traffic and engine damage ?
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"I know with my 7.3, F*rd says not to idle for more than 10 minutes to prevent engine damage."
Michael
Just bought my first X a week and a half ago. Living in NJ I have to deal with the occasional mega traffic jam during which sitting at idle for 10 minutes or more is not an unusual occurance. Is there a mod that can help with this issue or does Ford really expect me to keep shutting down the engine (and the AC)?. This would not be fun on those 95 degree days surrounded by trucks and buses on the NJ Turnpike. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bleh.gif[/img]
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No, f*rd doesn't. If you are sitting in traffic, (in drive) the load of the torque converter & the A/C if you are running it present enough load to keep the engine at operating temps. I haven't seen the temps drop below 300 in the conditions you describe. Wet stacking starts a 275 I'm told. The problems start to happen when you idle for a long time in park.
Read the Powerstroke supplement to your truck. There's lots of good information in there.
Michael
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