# 2016 Ford F250 - Idle question

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-ford-f250-idle-question/125576>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [September 24, 2018, 4:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-ford-f250-idle-question/125576 "2018-09-24T04:54:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![J.D.Villarreal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@J.D.Villarreal](https://community.cartalk.com/u/J.D.Villarreal)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 4:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-ford-f250-idle-question/125576/1 "2018-09-24T04:54:13Z")

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Is it safe to idle your F250 2016 diesel truck for more than 10 hours at a time

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-ford-f250-idle-question/125576/2 "2018-09-24T13:25:04Z")

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Sure, just not inside a building.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-ford-f250-idle-question/125576/3 "2018-09-24T18:55:57Z")

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10 hours, why ?

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**Author:** ![J.D.Villarreal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@J.D.Villarreal](https://community.cartalk.com/u/J.D.Villarreal)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-ford-f250-idle-question/125576/4 "2018-09-24T18:57:20Z")

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10 to 12, working sitting in pick up doing paperwork

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-ford-f250-idle-question/125576/5 "2018-09-25T15:46:12Z")

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It’s [illegal in some places](https://www.mtholyoke.edu/sites/default/files/ehs/docs/massidlinglaw.pdf) and for good reason.