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PCTREE said:
Back in the day I raced motorcycles. I raced heavyweight super bikes. My mechanic was a cool dude, crazy old dump truck driver that had an IQ through the roof and could shoot the balls of a knat at 1000 yards. He apprenticed at cummins as a diesel mechanic. He always schooled me on how to treat a motor, especially a diesel. Always warm her up and always cool her down. He maintained that 90% of engine wear was at startup. My wheel loader with its 27hp diesel idles all day long, Im not going to start it 50 times a day. Maybe Im just old school, makes me cringe to think of all these new cars that constantly shut off their motors....... But I've never heard about their motor blowing up.
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I believe that most wear does occur on start-up, but have changed views on sitting warming up for 5 or 10 minutes. My Dad used to fire up a big diesel tractor and go right to all out work mode. Did that for 40 some years without a major breakdown or early engine failure. I let them warm up for a minute to get oil flowing and then go easy on them till they are up to temp. Same as recommennded for motor vehicles these days.

A lot of heavy equipment won't cycle hydraulics when very cold-one reason to let them warm up.
 
Cobleskill said:
I believe that most wear does occur on start-up, but have changed views on sitting warming up for 5 or 10 minutes. My Dad used to fire up a big diesel tractor and go right to all out work mode. Did that for 40 some years without a major breakdown or early engine failure. I let them warm up for a minute to get oil flowing and then go easy on them till they are up to temp. Same as recommennded for motor vehicles these days.

A lot of heavy equipment won't cycle hydraulics when very cold-one reason to let them warm up.
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Caterpillar will tell you that after a rebuild to put it to work. No babying.

A big tractor will not even open the thermostat at an idle.
 
When my mechanic in about 1971 rebuilt the engine on my Fiat 124 Sport Coupe I asked him about a break-in period for the engine. He said, "just drive it like you are going to drive it..don't baby it".

I drove it like I stole it...when 19 years old that's what you do.:D

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Those biker gangs, if you watch the vids on youtube about them it's hard to figure out those guys. I mean why do grown men have to gang up?
 
Because it's easier to crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.

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Yes, but being in gangs is what makes certain people your enemies, otherwise there is probably little reason to have a problem with them.
 
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