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Sep 17, 2011 | 02:53 PM

#16

ToMang07

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If it is below freezing, I will let it warm up a bit. Longer warm up for colder temps. But above freezing... jump in and go, just take it easy and try to keep RPM's under 2,000.

Sep 17, 2011 | 03:37 PM

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Kwikkordead

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From: Rio Rico, AZ.

Here in Seattle if it get's ABOVE 75 I'm sweating and wearing shorts! LOL.
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Just jump in, start it up, wait for oil pressure, count to 10, and go.

Sep 19, 2011 | 02:11 PM

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Big Blue 350

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In the winter I let my truck warm up for about 5 minutes before I leave from work. When I leave for work or to go on a fire/ambulance call my truck is sitting in a heated garage so i don't let it warm up. I'm always easy on it for a few miles though.

Dan

Sep 19, 2011 | 02:25 PM

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clem1226

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From: Bend Oregon

my mo has always been, key in ignition, turn to run.....fasten seat belt while blow plugs cycle then start when the GP light go's off. That makes me feel oh so much more productive while I am waiting for the GP's to cycles.

Sep 19, 2011 | 03:54 PM

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fordtruck661

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Quote:

Originally Posted by A/Ox4

This is why you dont EVER buy an ambulance (or god forbid a fire engine) motor. They sit in very cold apparatus bays for hours, then get run very hard right away.

As for me. No warm up period. I start and go, but then again "cold" is below 70* where I am..

Very cold apparatus bays?? You dont heat the bays? WE keep ours around 60 in the winter. I will agree that they do get run hard right away.

Sep 19, 2011 | 05:40 PM

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hotroddsl

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60degrees that's frikkin antartica! I hope you all have parkas? Do you have to plug in? I can't even imagine it being that cold! I wouldnt be able to wear shorts! No bueno! No bueno por chit!
Jim & fat cold Just thinking bought 60* Monty

Sep 19, 2011 | 07:22 PM

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fordtruck661

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Quote:

Originally Posted by hotroddsl

Must be nice to live down south but 60 is hot in the winter seeing that it may not get out of the 20's must of winter if not colder. And we only plug in the truck to charge all the things in the truck and keep the batteries charged

Sep 20, 2011 | 12:11 AM

#23

90pioneer

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Ill go anywhere from 5 min to 30 min depending on how long it takes me to get ready.

On real cold mornings I will engage the high idle...

My truck just seems pissed off when driven real cold...

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Sep 20, 2011 | 12:23 AM

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jc8825

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If it is cold ~<35 or so, I let the truck idle until the temp gauge moves above the 'C' line, and then I drive it easy until it reaches the middle, which can still take a few miles.

Sep 20, 2011 | 12:42 AM

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slim613

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i usualy wake up and run out start my truck go get dresed and head out i live a 1/4 mile from the interstate and gotta take it all the way to my college (25 miles away) in 8 oclock traffic and usualy it still dont hit opperating temp but on warn days i usualy start up find a good song on my ipod and take it easy for a bit

Sep 20, 2011 | 12:44 AM

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slim613

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jc8825

If it is cold ~<35 or so, I let the truck idle until the temp gauge moves above the 'C' line, and then I drive it easy until it reaches the middle, which can still take a few miles.

same here but it hasent gotted that cold here yet only 50 so far

Sep 20, 2011 | 12:57 AM

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jc8825

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Quote:

Originally Posted by slim613

same here but it hasent gotted that cold here yet only 50 so far

I haven't seen anything near 50 since March!

Sep 20, 2011 | 07:19 AM

#28

slim613

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jc8825

I haven't seen anything near 50 since March!

we started getting r cold fronts in the begenning of september

Sep 20, 2011 | 08:00 AM

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hotroddsl

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Originally Posted by fordtruck661

I don't know how you guys do it!!!! I had to work the north slope, and northern Siberia! I just couldn't imagine living someplace where it gets cold! The worst 2 weeks of my life was in Williston North Dakota in Feb working on a crane on a bridge project! That was worse than Yakut!
Jim & fat Monty

Sep 20, 2011 | 08:04 AM

#30

slim613

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i love the cold my truck im not sure yet its my first winter but if i could id move to alaska

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