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5.9 Cummins - Stationary for 8 weeks now - Do I need to turn over every few weeks?

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Old May 18, 2020 | 07:57 PM
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Default 5.9 Cummins - Stationary for 8 weeks now - Do I need to turn over every few weeks?

I have a Ram 3500 5.9 Cummins that is currently sitting stationary in Colombia.

Weather is 12ēC (54F) up to 28ēC (82F) so not too cold or hot. The truck is matched to an XPCamper with plenty of solar. The camper electrical system is connected to the truck batteries via a Blue Sea charging relay, so, the batteries are maintained with charge, auto-connecting and disconnecting at certain voltages.

We are living in the camper currently, so can check anything that needs checking. Is there any benefit to firing the truck up every couple of weeks or not?

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Old May 18, 2020 | 08:40 PM
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I would definitely be letting it run every week or so. It's a good habit to keep the fluids from just sitting.
 
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Old May 20, 2020 | 08:29 AM
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Ok, thanks for the quick reply.
 
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Old May 24, 2020 | 10:36 AM
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Once every few weeks is fine. Just make sure that you run it long enough to get good and hot so that condensation doesn't build up in the crankcase.
 
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