08-25-2011, 04:54 PM
It may be true in some cases, but the Gp30 that I saw in Victorville was shut down I think, although since it was over 5 years ago, my memory may not be accurate. I can tell you from experience starting diesel engines that have run out of fuel on refrigeration units that the amount of time it takes to start up a diesel engine is nothing compared to the amount of time it takes to bleed the air out of a fuel system to get one started that has run out of fuel!
I'm not sure that it really is that big a deal to start a diesel unless the temps are really cold. I don't remember where I was, but I seem to remember being present when a diesel was fired up, and it didn't take a lot longer than it would to start a car. It seems to me that the engine was ready to go within 1/2 hour.
I'm not sure that it really is that big a deal to start a diesel unless the temps are really cold. I don't remember where I was, but I seem to remember being present when a diesel was fired up, and it didn't take a lot longer than it would to start a car. It seems to me that the engine was ready to go within 1/2 hour.