diesel shut down temp

Andrew Z · May 7, 2009

after working my super md hard what temp should i get it down before shutting it off. would 160 be about right? (i have a numerical gauge on there now not the ih color one)

Andrew

Evan Shockey · May 7, 2009

After a good hard work I always let my stuff sit and idle for 5 minutes. This is whether it has a turbo or not. It should be cooled off by then. If it really worries you, put a pyrometer in it. I have them on all my turbo'd tractors and trucks, and usually 3-5 minutes is all they need.

the tractor vet · May 7, 2009

If ya want it to live a long and happy life then on the old gas start diesels let it run at just over and idle till the temp gauge is in the cold . DO NOT SHUT DOWN ON THE GAS SIDE . The colder the better.

Janicholson · May 7, 2009

I agree with Evan, 3 to 5 minutes will stabilize the temps. Jim

the tractor vet · May 7, 2009

NOT !!!! let it run for 10 15 min at least . it takes a long time to cool the head down on them and this will save a vary high priced head.

Andy Martin · May 7, 2009

So how does roading home affect your time suggestion?

Mine don't seem to want to get back to the cold zone but maybe I've never let it idle long enough.

AJB450 · May 7, 2009

Andrew,
Do what the Tractor Vet says. I have a 46 MD that I have owned for 40+ years. When it was used hard for farming, I always let it idle down to "cold" (probaly more than 15 minutes) it if was really working. Also, I never pulled it cold. Always plowed the 1st round in low gear to get it warmed up. It's got 7,500 hours on it and the head has never been off, at least not in the 40 years I have owned it.
Al

Andrew Z · May 8, 2009

thanks everyone

Andrew

the tractor vet · May 8, 2009

Well Andy my first contact with the gas start diesels were back in 1962 on construction equipment and this how we did it , When started in the morning they were warmed up for 10-15 min and then put to work and allowed to idle while on breaks and for lunch time , At the end out the day it was time to clean tracks grease and fule up and they sat and idled for up to 45 min. if your tracks were packed with mud while you dug them out and the tempture gauge would be down in the cold zone As this is what the Owner wanted and this is how my boss explained it to me along wiht the old time mechanics and i figured that since i was the young pup back then i would keep my mouth shut and listen to the OLD guys as they knew more then me and that is how i have always ran any of the gas start diesels that i have had . YA treat them like your best girl friend as ya warm them up slow work them up good and HOT and cool them down slow and they will serve ya well for many many years .As burning a little fuel for warm up and a good LONG cool down is a lot less then a cracked block or a head.

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