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27-05-2010, 06:39 PM | #61 | |||
71Mach1
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Silicone resists the shrinking/enlarging with temperature changes. But too much makes them brittle... I think they're about 16% instead of the normal 10-12%
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27-05-2010, 07:10 PM | #62 | ||
Thailand Specials
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Location: Centrefold Lounge
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I turn on the car, chuck the heater on and walk away for 5 or so minutes, but thats to defrost the windscreen and get the interior nice and warm before I drive off.
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27-05-2010, 07:40 PM | #63 | ||
SiX_iN_a_RoW
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Capalaba Brisbane
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Modern fuel injected cars can be started and pretty much driven straight away. Always take it easy on a cold engine until it reached operating temp. However warming the engine up before taking off will not cause any harm either. Diesel or not. 5 minutes is excessive and simply a waste of fuel. They have such thin oil now that they should get oil to the top of the engine almost immediately
Older carby engines need to be warmed up for a few reasons, they generally have thicker oil, larger piston to bore tolerances etc. But most importantly, some wont run properly til warm. It can be dangerous when the engine dies whilst pulling into traffic
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Oh yeah, my G6ET eats diff bushes for breakfast! Last edited by 4.0i_SiX; 27-05-2010 at 07:47 PM. |
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