Warm the engine driving or in the driveway?

[Johnny Danger]

Somewhere I read that holding a hairdryer over the engine for a few minutes before driving works great .

[SoK]

i run mine sitting until the rpm's drop (out of cold cycle) and go no higher than 3500 until it's warm.

[CoBeerToad]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

Somewhere I read that holding a hairdryer over the engine for a few minutes before driving works great .

I believe this is correct only when used in conjecture with putting your keys in the freezer before starting the car.

[Ghostrider 310]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

Somewhere I read that holding a hairdryer over the engine for a few minutes before driving works great .

Well Mr. Shecky Green, back when we used to have winter we installed plenty of these.






I sheared off a shift pin on an X19 that sat one week on the shore of Ontario, it was standing still warmed up when it happened, that's how viscous the gear fluid got.

[Mark_T]

Originally Posted by Ghostrider 310

Well Mr. Shecky Green, back when we used to have winter we installed plenty of these.






I sheared off a shift pin on an X19 that sat one week on the shore of Ontario, it was standing still warmed up when it happened, that's how viscous the gear fluid got.

New York, eh? I can tell you live in a sub-tropical climate as you only have one cord coming out of the grill. Up here we'd have dual block heaters, a battery blanket, and an interior warmer, and we'd still have to put a pan of hot coals under the oil pan for 15 minutes and spray ether into the air intake before starting it.

Howling winds, deep snow, freezing temperatures... and when we get outside it's even worse!