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Comment Re:Idling engines (Score 0) 511

by Eliminate5 on Wednesday November 16, 2005 @11:51AM (#14044058) Attached to: Truckers Choose Hydrogen Power

The large diesel engines on modern trucks are turbo-charaged. A turbo-charger is a moving part that gets VERY hot especially when the engine is running under load. They need to keep these engines idling to cool the turbo.
Dave

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