On Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:03:11 -0800, Steve Barker
wrote:



My particular
vehicle was not an ambulance, but i never shut it off in the winter and
thusly had mucho idle time. Of course, my truck was an '85, (only 2
years into this engines use) and the official determination didn't come
out until about the same time as this failure. I've never used anything
except straight 30 in everything i own since.

So the fact that you left it idle for hours was not a contributing
factor? Seems like abuse to me when a block heater is all you need in
the cold.