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Old 11-16-2012, 08:06 AM
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how long do you wait in the cold (40) and lower to before you take off?
 
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Old 11-16-2012, 09:53 AM
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30 seconds or so... But I drive it very easy until the oil temp comes up to about 130-150.

My wife and her Excursion she waits about that long if its just her, but if its the kids she waits until its warm in the rig.
 
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Old 11-16-2012, 09:56 AM
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Personally*** I wait for the oil pressure to come up and the idle to normalize. Then I drive it easy until it is warm. The colder it is, the easier I drive it.
 
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40? ****, that aint cold. Maybe a minute. Now if it's in the teens, i'll give it 5-10 minutes. Like the other guys said though, if your in a hurry to get rollin, just take her easy.
 
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well right now it's in the teens in the mornng so i let her run for about 10 or so minutes. if i need to get rolling quick i idle for a minute then just go easy.
 
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