Running my 84 cold..
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Racer
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From: Tallahassee Florida
Running my 84 cold..
I was wondering how long you guys wait to start driving at cold start.. I like to wait for about 5 mins.. Wondering if I shouldn't plug in my block heater. I live in Florida but would like to just jump in and drive.
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Start and wait for 30 seconds maybe. No need to wait 5 minutes though.
Just get in, start it up and drive away. Just keep the rpm's in a reasonable range until it warms up.
If you were in North Dakota and the temps were below zero, maybe then warm it up a little.
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A block heater in Florida
30 seconds and go
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Racer
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I know it sounds funny but the car came with it.. Didn't everyone elses? Actually I think my car came with the complete package though bose stereo, heated seats, electric everthing in fact I still dont know what half the buttons do.
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Melting Slicks
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Just kidding around...Sound like a nice well-equipped car you have there
You are doing more harm than good with your 5 minute warm ups down there
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Racer
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Good to know because when it was cold I waited until longer than that... I thought on older cars you were supposed to wait until the motor warms up at least to half.. Also you dont think having the car plugged in would be better than not? < I dont know because I've never used it
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Melting Slicks
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Good to know because when it was cold I waited until longer than that... I thought on older cars you were supposed to wait until the motor warms up at least to half.. Also you dont think having the car plugged in would be better than not? < I dont know because I've never used it
No
Block heaters are for places like Fargo or way up into Canada. 20 below zero and your oil is so thick it doesn't want to circulate. You will not see those temps so you are just wasting electricity.