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Cummins 6.7 "Cabin Heating"

It was 16 Degrees Fahrenheit this morning. My block heater was plugged in from 6:00 AM till 1:30 PM, I remote started the truck and it still went into the fast idle and stayed there till I got in the truck and press the brake which was about 10 minutes.
 
AFAIK, the fast idle is triggered by several temps, one of which includes the intake air temp.

Warm block or not, cold air intake at idle can trigger fast idle. Even a running engine at operating temp can fast idle if parked if it's cold enough. This can also include activation of the grid heater.
 
CFE said:
Not to derail the conversation - but with remote start on the HDs, does the horn honk prior to starting or does it just start?
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mine honks but I think you can turn that off in settings
 
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elephantrider said:
that may be the deal. I've not tested it below single digits, with a negative wind chill. you probably see that in the afternoon, up there!
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Yea its nasty somedays today its -31*F(-35*C) feels like -41*F (which is actually -41*C funny enough) the truck struggles to keep Operating temp driving it let alone idling lol
 
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sstoner911 said:
Tell them to pay your bills then you went have to get up as early.
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My neighbor is 84 and retired we are good friends one day he was joking about the noise in the mornings when i would daily my 01 straight pipped dually as i would be leaving the house at 5am i told him he should be paying me for the free wake up service :D:D lol
 
H3LZSN1P3R said:
My neighbor is 84 and retired we are good friends one day he was joking about the noise in the mornings when i would daily my 01 straight pipped dually as i would be leaving the house at 5am i told him he should be paying me for the free wake up service :D:D lol
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I imagine his neighbors will get use to it and won't be an issue or he will park somewhere down the street?
 
fuchsroehre said:
This gives people in bigger Diesel trucks a bad reputation.
Rolling coal, loud exhausts, people who never shut off their Diesels in parking lots, letting Diesel's run in the morning for warm up...... all these things are annoying and gets people wound up.
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Bigger? What does that even mean?

I leave my truck running when I get fuel, running in to the convenience store, remote start my truck before I leave a restaurant to heat/cool my truck before I get there, and I use remote start every morning to warm up my truck or in the summer...cool my truck before work.

I find it ironic you even own a diesel since just starting it must annoy you.

We used to live in an apartment complex, and I blended smoothies every weekday 06:00am. That was not nice since the neighbor told me later that it woke him up every morning (took 6month until he said something). I still feel like a self-centered person doing that- I'd rather have friends than exercise my rights.....
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I can't even bring myself to comment on this...well not without getting the MODS wound up.
 
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sstoner911 said:
Bigger? What does that even mean?

I leave my truck running when I get fuel, running in the convenience store, remote start my truck before I leave a restaurant to heat/cool my truck before I get there, and I use remote start every morning to warm up my truck or in the summer...cool my truck before work.

I find it ironic you even own a diesel since just starting it must annoy you.



I can't even bring myself to comment on this...well not without getting the MODS wound up.
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I know what you mean, I have been biting my tongue for a couple days now. I am lucky enough that my nearest neighbours are a mile away, but I tend to worry about my own $#!t and expect the people around me fo worry about their own. Heck it doesn’t even bother me when I pass someone whith their antlers out.:p
 
Great White North Eh said:
I know what you mean, I have been biting my tongue for a couple days now. I am lucky enough that my nearest neighbours are a mile away, but I tend to worry about my own $#!t and expect the people around me fo worry about their own. Heck it doesn’t even bother me when I pass someone whith their antlers out.:p
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i wish more people did that i am the same, i had one person try to give me **** the other day for waiting behind them as they were at the only diesel pump with the rest of the pumps open, then i told her she was at the only diesel pump so she finished pumping moved and went inside then i started pumping while i high idled the truck and she came back out to complain about that just made me laugh at how nosy and stupid people can be
 
Here we go, so a few things to mention. READ the owners manual. A diesel engine is NOT designed to start up and drive off unless you want to damage it. Depending on your location, and the AMBIENT temperature, your engine may start, and if you attempt to drive off... it will derate to about 1,000 RPMs. The guy that stated oh don't make your neighbor mad, just jump in and go, he is clueless. Sorry. So, right now it is about 10 degrees outside, you hit remote start, intake heater times down, then it starts. It will stay at normal idle for about a minute and a half then slowly idle up to around 1000 rpms. 2 reasons for this, 1 to handle the load of the intake heater cycling, and 2, help get the engine warmed up to flow the oil properly. You have to remember that you have a heater in your fuel filter, another heater in the DEF tank and plumbing, so even though your truck is sitting out in the cold all night, those heaters are still working and drawing current off your battery. If you just jump in and go... you are tearing up your engine...Don't listen to the guy above, he is not telling you the correct info... I plug mine in as we are going into below zero temps. Also, it is garaged, but I am a volunteer fire fighter and when I jump in, I do need to go. The heater heats up the coolant AND the oil to about 120 degrees... (Now someone will say wow you must have horrible electric bills) It costs about 80 cents each night I use it so I can afford it... Everyone has their own opinion, and some just like to argue to stir the pot. Read your manual, it will give you better info then some have put up on here.
 
I used to take my Shelby Cobra out on Sunday mornings. 427 with side pipes. The initial bark of the engine starting up was offset by all the car alarms it set of as I idled down the street. Hondas seem to have particularly sensitive alarm systems. None of my neighbors complained… to my face.
 
jeffn said:
I used to take my Shelby Cobra out on Sunday mornings. 427 with side pipes. The initial bark of the engine starting up was offset by all the car alarms it set of as I idled down the street. Hondas seem to have particularly sensitive alarm systems. None of my neighbors complained… to my face.
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That would be music to my ears!!! Nothing like a classic, 4 barrel big block ripping it up!!! I miss those days! As an aside... the Mopar 440 with a 4 barrel also would rumble on down the road!!! Nothing sweeter than pushing on the right pedal and opening up those secondary's !!! Deep throaty POWER!
 
H3LZSN1P3R said:
i wish more people did that i am the same, i had one person try to give me **** the other day for waiting behind them as they were at the only diesel pump with the rest of the pumps open, then i told her she was at the only diesel pump so she finished pumping moved and went inside then i started pumping while i high idled the truck and she came back out to complain about that just made me laugh at how nosy and stupid people can be
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Yea, it happens, SOME people are not only ignorant, but they are rude too...On a positive note, I had a guy at one of the multi fuel pumps with his snowmobiles on a trailer.. he filled up the sleds, then went inside to get food... all the while blocking the only diesel pump available.... I mentioned something to him, and I have to admit, he was very apologetic. He said.. My bad, I am really sorry, I wasn't even thinking... Now that was being an honest good guy.
 
js4024 said:
Yea, it happens, SOME people are not only ignorant, but they are rude too...On a positive note, I had a guy at one of the multi fuel pumps with his snowmobiles on a trailer.. he filled up the sleds, then went inside to get food... all the while blocking the only diesel pump available.... I mentioned something to him, and I have to admit, he was very apologetic. He said.. My bad, I am really sorry, I wasn't even thinking... Now that was being an honest good guy.
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Some people are great and just dont know that there are only a couple of diesel pumps so some people are really good about it and apologize
 
I had to train my wife too look for green pumps and avoid them if there are open ones without green. Now she points out people blocking them :p :p :p Shes a keeper
 
jetrinka said:
I had to train my wife too look for green pumps and avoid them if there are open ones without green. Now she points out people blocking them :p :p :p Shes a keeper
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Good on ya but……it would be no help here as green is E85 and diesel is yellow or black :D:D:D lol
 
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