Does excess idling cause carbon buildup?
If a truck spends most of the day moving around 3-5 mph, so that the engine is always at idle RPM (around 700 RPMs) for hours and hours a day, will this result in carbon being built up? The 06' International 4200 truck I drive is a street sweeper, and it's getting to where the truck is every weak; it doesn't pick up speed like it used to (for driving back and forth when not sweeping) and will hardly even accelerate at all if going up a hill. If this is a result of carbon being built up, is there a way to prevent it? (They have us get out on the open road at 55 mph once a week, and it seems to help some.)
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