Quote Originally Posted by brutal View Post
I'd agree with your assessment of diesel (or any ICE for that matter) not liking short runs. However, perhaps the 80/20 rule applies here as well with regards to age and mileage.

My 2004.5 has 68K on the clock. Very few "short" trips where it's not up to operating temp for some reasonable time. Most of the miles are minor road trips, probably 3/4 of that towing the camper. Only once has the truck been more than one or two states out. It's not a daily driver.

Oil changes twice a year (time not mileage), small problems get repaired quickly.

Recently, I installed an exhaust brake that helps warm things up quicker at idle too so my wait time for warmup is less. He also stays plugged into an automated outlet when it's going to be cold so the engine block heater runs. If I was ever looking to buy a truck, I'd try to find a similar use case.

No, it's not for sale. Probably gonna be buried in it.
I run mine as a daily, including tons of short trips. I only plug it in when it gets below 0. Or when my glow plug relay went out. The only thing short trips will cause is some fuel in your oil. I change mine more often than spec because of this during those periods. I've dealt with small problems for years. I've run both my 7.3 and my 12v back and forth across the country. I do try to start it and let it idle up to temp whenever possible, EGT guage to avoid shutdown and cooking a turbo.

To each their own.