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Re: switch it off or leave it on?
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Posted by Shep Va on May 11, 2004 at 13:02:29 from (68.152.9.254):
In Reply to: switch it off or leave it on? posted by Ben UK on May 11, 2004 at 11:55:13:
I would agree with the rest, if it is a gas engine shut it off. Gas engines dont idle the best and tend to waste more gas idling and will fowl plugs and burn rich. The diesels we let them run. Diesels start harder and waste lots of fuel starting and stopping, plus the starters and batteries are very pricy. It takes very little fuel to keep a diesel idling and normally does minimal harm to the engine unless it is idling too slow. Thats my 2 cents for what it is worth.
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