cold start up drive off ?
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From: Drummonds, TN USA
cold start up drive off ?
I give mine thirty seconds, and gun it once.
If I don't hear the choke kick down lower the idle - I wait a tad longer.
I was once told that the lower the RPM, the faster an engine warms up, and I have known people to burn gas until a motor hits the ideal guage temp - but with what gas costs now, FORGET IT!
She runs at a lower speed on the tach IN GEAR.
So off we go.
If I don't hear the choke kick down lower the idle - I wait a tad longer.
I was once told that the lower the RPM, the faster an engine warms up, and I have known people to burn gas until a motor hits the ideal guage temp - but with what gas costs now, FORGET IT!
She runs at a lower speed on the tach IN GEAR.
So off we go.
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From: White Sands, NM
cold start up drive off ?
I usually wait the 10 -15 seconds for the idle to kick down and then I go, but only for the first start of the day. After that it's start and go. I do try not to put high RPM's on a cold engine though, so I shift early while it's cold.
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From: Big Bear CA. 6,800 elev. Mountain Retreat.
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I start it up withe the pedal to the floor and then do the the neutral slam within two seconds!!!
.....Not really.... Actually, I warm up the engine untill the temp guage moves. Then drive gingerly till the gear oil warms up a little.
Unless it is an automatic, then the tranny fluid must warm up a little before I 'drive'.
.....Not really.... Actually, I warm up the engine untill the temp guage moves. Then drive gingerly till the gear oil warms up a little.
Unless it is an automatic, then the tranny fluid must warm up a little before I 'drive'.
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From: FL
cold start up drive off ?
great answers yall 1st start in am i let all the dash lites go off an bells an whistles for 2 min or so let stuff circulate ya know some vehicles with direct fan no clutch on it will warm up little faster at low rpm because fan is trying to cool it down while engine is trying to warm up go figure
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From: WEEDSPORT NY
cold start up drive off ?
I wait just long enought to light a Camel and slurp the coffee cup, then we're out of there.
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I start mine in reverse and as soon as it starts I let the clutch out and get going, baby it along under 1k rpm (diesel) for the first mile or so then up to 1500 rpm until guage moves.
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From: Dyer TN
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Years ago, my Dad had a '58 F-100 that he'd put one of the old 312 Y-Block Thunderbird engines in. He had his own garage and junkyard, but when he had the '58 he was just starting out and still worked at another shop until he could get his business built up.
One cold December morning when the temp was down just below 0*F, he was running late for work and just hopped in the truck and floorboarded it coming out the driveway. There was a bang and the truck just stopped in it's tracks. He got it off in the ditch in front of the house and borrowed my stepmom's car to get to work. That evening, he pulled the '58 into the shop and when he pulled the pan, the crank was broken up to where most of the piston rods had their own separate piece of crankshaft.
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One cold December morning when the temp was down just below 0*F, he was running late for work and just hopped in the truck and floorboarded it coming out the driveway. There was a bang and the truck just stopped in it's tracks. He got it off in the ditch in front of the house and borrowed my stepmom's car to get to work. That evening, he pulled the '58 into the shop and when he pulled the pan, the crank was broken up to where most of the piston rods had their own separate piece of crankshaft.
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From: Billings MT
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I've always been told and followed:
Start it up, let it run a little while, like 30 seconds or so, and then go.
I was told that if you start your car and let it sit there for minutes warming up, that it is actually harder on the engine. It takes more RPM with no load, than with load to get everything warm.
Makes sense to me. But, I try to never be hard on it for the first 2 miles or so. That's also where the pavement begins for me.
Sounds like most people here follow a similar approach.
Start it up, let it run a little while, like 30 seconds or so, and then go.
I was told that if you start your car and let it sit there for minutes warming up, that it is actually harder on the engine. It takes more RPM with no load, than with load to get everything warm.
Makes sense to me. But, I try to never be hard on it for the first 2 miles or so. That's also where the pavement begins for me.
Sounds like most people here follow a similar approach.
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From: clementsport canada
cold start up drive off ?
usually, i start it, wait 10-15 seconds, kick it off fast idle, then throw it in drive and let her shift at 4000 rpm....
course if it's a fire call, it's in drive b4 the starter stops spinning, i shut my door as i hit the pavement, and hold her to the floor till i'm up around 100km/h... 80,000km's on this 302, and still running 40 lbs oil pressure, and no bad sounds.... 410,000 km's on the AOD too.
course if it's a fire call, it's in drive b4 the starter stops spinning, i shut my door as i hit the pavement, and hold her to the floor till i'm up around 100km/h... 80,000km's on this 302, and still running 40 lbs oil pressure, and no bad sounds.... 410,000 km's on the AOD too.
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