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โDec-21-2016 02:25 PM
At least not your gasser, don't know if it applies to diesels.
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โDec-24-2016 09:08 AM
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โDec-24-2016 07:00 AM
rrev wrote:
I don't buy it. All engine builders I know recommend getting some temp in the motor before putting it under load.
I agree it would not be a good idea to have RV attached sitting 100 feet from onramp start engine and take off. BUT starting and rolling right after start driving thru the campground and streets leading up to where you have to accelerate will not hurt a darn thing.
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โDec-23-2016 06:28 PM
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โDec-23-2016 06:13 PM
Cummins12V98 wrote:wing_zealot wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:I would suggest you not try throwing warm water on your -10 degree windshield.
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While working I mostly kept my rigs in a shop. But there were sometimes that I needed to remove snow and de ice. That only took seconds to do as I would have a gallon pail full of very warm water to throw across the window and had a push broom to quickly remove the snow.
Everyone always told me not to do that, never had a problem down to single digits. Now I can't say -10 would be fine since I have not tried that!
It's my method of choice too. But I haven't tried it at anything less than -5ยฐF. The water doesn't have to be hot. 80ยฐ water will melt ice just fine. In my experience it hasn't even increased the lengths of cracks or starbursts already in the windshield. I'll use the wipers to dry the glass after the water has melted the ice.
But keep in mind I'm a native Texan and it gets cold in East Texas but not as cold as up North.
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โDec-23-2016 06:00 PM
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โDec-23-2016 03:46 PM
wing_zealot wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:I would suggest you not try throwing warm water on your -10 degree windshield.
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While working I mostly kept my rigs in a shop. But there were sometimes that I needed to remove snow and de ice. That only took seconds to do as I would have a gallon pail full of very warm water to throw across the window and had a push broom to quickly remove the snow.
Everyone always told me not to do that, never had a problem down to single digits. Now I can't say -10 would be fine since I have not tried that!
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โDec-23-2016 02:06 PM
Cummins12V98 wrote:I would suggest you not try throwing warm water on your -10 degree windshield.
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While working I mostly kept my rigs in a shop. But there were sometimes that I needed to remove snow and de ice. That only took seconds to do as I would have a gallon pail full of very warm water to throw across the window and had a push broom to quickly remove the snow.
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โDec-23-2016 07:42 AM
Fast Mopar wrote:Keep in mind as well this (article) was written by a person from Florida where +40 is bitter cold to them. LOLLessmore wrote:
You need to warm your vehicle up when it's 35 to 40 below. We get this weather every so often and I get a bit of a yuk, when I hear this kind of advice from individuals in warmer climes.
Les, you are absolutely correct. I lived many years in climates where -30 to -40 temperatures were part of the normal winter. It's a different way of life, and if you have never lived through it, you should not just tell others how to live through it. At those temps, a car acts in a very different way even after it is somewhat warmed up. Reminds me of the phrase "If I have to explain, you wouldn't understand." There is a big difference between -10 and -40.
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โDec-23-2016 06:56 AM
Lessmore wrote:
You need to warm your vehicle up when it's 35 to 40 below. We get this weather every so often and I get a bit of a yuk, when I hear this kind of advice from individuals in warmer climes.
Les, you are absolutely correct. I lived many years in climates where -30 to -40 temperatures were part of the normal winter. It's a different way of life, and if you have never lived through it, you should not just tell others how to live through it. At those temps, a car acts in a very different way even after it is somewhat warmed up. Reminds me of the phrase "If I have to explain, you wouldn't understand." There is a big difference between -10 and -40.
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โDec-23-2016 06:11 AM
Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:
"If you have a motor built in the last 30-40 years or so, it is better to turn on, take off slowly, this will warm up the motor faster and better."
I completely agree! I have NEVER let my rigs warm up. I get high miles out of my rigs with no issues. Start engine, place in gear and drive moderately to start.
So do you clear your truck of snow then start it and take off? Or do you start then clear and drive off?
While working I mostly kept my rigs in a shop. But there were sometimes that I needed to remove snow and de ice. That only took seconds to do as I would have a gallon pail full of very warm water to throw across the window and had a push broom to quickly remove the snow.
Here is a oil report with 15K on the oil that I start and go with. Understand the Universal averages are from engines that drained the oil at MUCH lower mileage with the same engine.
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โDec-23-2016 05:52 AM
The electronic demands of that vehicle overwhelmed the batteries, requiring them to be on all the time or risk it not starting when we needed it.
I'm not sure I believe these horror stories about engine failures. Now... do the engines NEED this? Probably not. In my diesel I tend to start the truck, then help the kiddos buckle their car seats, then get in and drive. If its cold, I'll start the truck a minute or two before we head out the door. With the exhaust brake and high idle feature, I can get heat within a couple of minutes.
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โDec-23-2016 05:19 AM
Before the coolant heater, the block heater would get me going, but half way down the street, the condensation in the defrost vents would warm up and evaporate, then blast onto the windshield and immediately re-freeze. A real pain ...
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โDec-23-2016 02:58 AM
Severe cold is just flat out hard on automobiles.
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โDec-23-2016 02:32 AM
Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:Bumpyroad wrote:
years back in that tropical paradise they called Iowa I had to call aaa from the motel to start my car, drove to a restaurant, ate breakfast, called AAA again to start car. ๐
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And you only did that 5 times for starts and 3 times for tows a year before it cost you.
no tows, and since it was a govt.car, it cost you, not me. ๐
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