--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "Matthew Feil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Guy,
I have a John Deere 1020 diesel tractor and my owner's manual recommends the same - DO NOT allow it to idle for long periods of time as this will allow fuel into the oil. -----Original Message----- From: GuyW [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 4:06 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] cleanschoolbussusa I have been told that oil contamination by fuel on idling semis is a problem, including anecdotal stories of overflowing crankcases on semis left to idle all night. The engine block apparently doesn't maintain a high enuff temp (and the compression is lower than operating conditions), leading to fuel bypassing the rings. -Guy- > I've just been talking to a man about running buses on SVO. > He reckons that buses that spend a lot of time with the engine ticking over > have a problem with fuel contamination of the sump oil. > Can anyone confirm this? > James > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ --- End forwarded message ---
