warming up...
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Team Owner
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From: Sorrento Italy
warming up...
i dont know if it's an impression or not but if i dont warm my engine up at least with 5 to 10 min at idle and then about 15 minutes at max 2.500/3.000 rpm, it seems the car is not 'fluid' enough to rev it...somewhere i've read that forged pistons need a carefully warm up before take much stress...am i right?
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From: Who says "Nothing is impossible" ? I've been doing nothing for years.
What's the temperature outside when this is happening ?
How long does it take for the temp gauge to get up to about 160 degrees?
And does it still run lously afer the water temp gets over 160 degrees ?
How long does it take for the temp gauge to get up to about 160 degrees?
And does it still run lously afer the water temp gets over 160 degrees ?
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From: Hudson Falls, N.Y. 76 Vette Modified L-48
Originally Posted by BKbroiler
Your pistons have nothing to do with the warm up process. Either your choke and/or thermostat are not operating properly. My guess.
BUT!...you should be able to drive it right after start-up...it may not be a top preformer, but you should be able to drive it...I assume your idle comes up (by itself) properly at start-up, if not, check the choke...
Last edited by kb2fzq; Feb 24, 2006 at 07:28 AM.
