Freezing weather

[kk2002s]

This thread makes me completely reverse my warm up. I would let the car warm up for a few minutes and drive low RPM until Temp was stable. I think that I was wrong. The manual clearly states: "Do not let the engine idle to warm up" - "When starting the engine, be ready to drive..." The low RPMs until temp is up is correct but start the car and go.

[Nimbus117]

I wouldn't be happy moving off immediately, got to give the oil pump chance to get the oil circulating a bit. I normally start the car then fiddle around putting the seat belt on, about 30 seconds feels right.

The company I work for design and manufacture the Chevy engines in Indycar. The oil and water have to be to temperature before we start them as the tolerances are so tight

[Jager]

Originally Posted by Nimbus117

I wouldn't be happy moving off immediately, got to give the oil pump chance to get the oil circulating a bit. I normally start the car then fiddle around putting the seat belt on, about 30 seconds feels right.

The company I work for design and manufacture the Chevy engines in Indycar. The oil and water have to be to temperature before we start them as the tolerances are so tight

Nimbus,
I find it interesting that you have a quote from American journalist Ambrose Bierce writing about the horrific times during the U.S. civil war (War is God's way of teaching Americans about geography. -- Ambrose Bierce). I can only imagine the endless miles he traveled, mostly walking, carrying a rifle and backpack, and enduring the wicked hot and freezing cold climates. Obviously he was a religious man that believed God created that war. So why are you touched or fascinated by his quote?

[Nimbus117]

Originally Posted by Jager

Nimbus,
I find it interesting that you have a quote from American journalist Ambrose Bierce writing about the horrific times during the U.S. civil war (War is God's way of teaching Americans about geography. -- Ambrose Bierce). I can only imagine the endless miles he traveled, mostly walking, carrying a rifle and backpack, and enduring the wicked hot and freezing cold climates. Obviously he was a religious man that believed God created that war. So why are you touched or fascinated by his quote?

It makes me chuckle when I see it. Having known many US servicemen and citizens during my time in the Royal Air Force and now working in motorsport in Indycar and Nascar, always amazed how little knowledge some have outside their borders. There again, the US is so big and so many different climates, plenty to see. Those of us that live on a pokey little island where it always rains need to get away.