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Old 06-22-2015, 03:11 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Chance View Post
One of the cons I see to Sprinter diesel, or most any new diesel, is that they don't like to idle for long periods. Other than that, as if this technology was applied with gasoline engine, you could fast idle the engine for much less than an hour a day and probably get all the juice you need as long as running an AC is not required.

For those camping in cool or even cold weather with propane heat, it may be possible to eliminate the traditional Onan generator. Having to run an AC for more than two hours off the grid is probably the one item that makes this type of system impractical more than anything else.
And in some localities idling the engine is good for between 150.00 - 500.00 plus court costs (per occurrence) since idling engines is illegal and against municipality codes.

On Connecticut idling a truck engine for three minutes can cost the trucker 25,000. Would this also apply to RVs. And in these instances the state of registration has no bearing on whether or not you are in compliance.
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