No longer daily driver

jhardie · 10-25-2011, 12:29 AM

I've read a few posts here and there that some don't use their truck as a daily driver anymore--they've opted for something else and for what ever reason-it's all good.

My main question(s): How long could you let the truck sit before running it if it's not a dd? Once a week? A month?

Reason I ask, my driving habits have changed and I'm literally 0.7mi from work. From what I've gathered, that not getting diesel engines up to operating temp is not a good thing on a consistent basis. So I'm thinking of alternate modes of transportation (yes, walking is one of them)

***Stubs 281*** · 10-25-2011, 12:40 AM

I drive mine on the weekends and during the week I drive 94 geo prizm I picked up for $1000 runs great and I get 40mpg ha not to mention it's practically invisible, i get pulled over about every time I pull the truck out of the drive way, mostly for dumb things like tint

ykdave · 10-25-2011, 01:05 AM

for anything that is not going to be used on a regular basis, you should fire it up at least once a month to get the oil back to the top end. it would be best if you went for a decent drive with it too, just to get it up to temp and get everything else moving too

jhardie · 10-25-2011, 08:24 AM

That's about what I was thinking...no longer than a month and taking it for a good run would be no problem.
thx

**DieselDon16** · 12-06-2011, 03:35 PM

Lately My Cummins has been sitting, I probably wash and wax it more than I drive it. I try to maybe take it around the mountain once a week maybe 10 miles, Just to get all the juices flowing, if its gonna sit for an extensive period of time, I would add fuel preservatives.

wmonroe · 12-08-2011, 08:44 AM

When i travel for work my truck will sit in the garage up to 6 weeks.