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Originally Posted by Rescue11
Grandpa always said to let the EGT on the 1086 get below 300 before shutting down. Had that drilled in my head at 7 yrs old. Its carried over.... to everything. Idle for a few min and put it to bed calmly. I don't go run a mile and fall asleep right after!
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The EGT thing is VERY true!
I love your analogy, I have used the same one on here more than once!!
An engine doesn't like to be shut off right away after a "hard run" any more than you would run a mile in a dead sprint, and then just lay down at the finish line.