Fw: Warm up procedures

["Daegrigg (Don)" <daegrigg@domain.elided>]

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From: "Daegrigg (Don)" <daegrigg@domain.elided>
To: "Tessie McMillan" <tessmc@domain.elided>
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: Warm up procedures


> To quote a famous American: "Can't we all just get along?"
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tessie McMillan" <tessmc@domain.elided>
> To: <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 1:09 PM
> Subject: re: Warm up procedures
>
>
> > > Depends on how old the car is. Modern fuel injected engines with
> synthetic
> > > lubricants require no warm up before driving. However, no engine
should
> be
> > > asked to work hard or rev high until it has reached a reasonable
> temperature.
> >
> > Michael, did you not just contradict yourself?
> >
> > Seems to me any engine (well, maybe I should say 'dry sump' comes to
> > mind) that has sat for a time might not have a good coating of lubricant
> > on the moving parts. Ergo "warm up".
> >
> > I've only driven one car that doesn't need a warm up. An electric car.
The
> > lubricant for that engine is rated 3w9 or some insanely low number.
> >
> > Tess
> > a chappette NOT
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