OK, I know how diesel engines work, but I’m not quite sure why it takes longer for them to warm up – both for starting and for putting into gear – than gasoline engines.
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I was driving a diesel truck from Illinois down to Austin TX.
My alternator gave out after Dallas and we had just enough daylight to make it to Austin.
Two pickup trucks gave me a jump and we made the run to Austin.
With the alternator dead in August, we rolled down the windows and hoped for the best.
The radio quit and thin the instrument panel went dead.
We ran the last 3 1/2 hours just squeezing diesel in the ‘92 F-250.
No spark required…
We replaced the alternator and came home with all the electric amenities working.
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