Comments on: 5 minutes of freezing hell http://kaffryn.com/2009/10/5-minutes-of-freezing-hell/ aka special kay Thu, 13 May 2010 02:59:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: mim http://kaffryn.com/2009/10/5-minutes-of-freezing-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-97 mim Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:43:21 +0000 http://kaffryn.com/2009/10/5-minutes-of-freezing-hell/#comment-97 "On older, carbureted cars, that kind of extended warm-up can actually damage the engine by diluting the oil with excess fuel. So it's even worse if you have a really old heap." It's even worse! They say to warm it up for 2 minutes max when it's less than -10 degrees outside. Is it really so cold already? “On older, carbureted cars, that kind of extended warm-up can actually damage the engine by diluting the oil with excess fuel. So it’s even worse if you have a really old heap.”

It’s even worse! They say to warm it up for 2 minutes max when it’s less than -10 degrees outside. Is it really so cold already?

]]> By: special k http://kaffryn.com/2009/10/5-minutes-of-freezing-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-96 special k Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:50:10 +0000 http://kaffryn.com/2009/10/5-minutes-of-freezing-hell/#comment-96 yeahhh my car is older than 20 yrs... so it's the exception :-( yeahhh my car is older than 20 yrs… so it’s the exception :-(

]]> By: mim http://kaffryn.com/2009/10/5-minutes-of-freezing-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-95 mim Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:08:53 +0000 http://kaffryn.com/2009/10/5-minutes-of-freezing-hell/#comment-95 I don't think you have to wait for your car to warm up. I think you can just start driving, albeit slower. The warming up thing is a myth! http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/03/AR2008010303541.html I don’t think you have to wait for your car to warm up. I think you can just start driving, albeit slower. The warming up thing is a myth!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/03/AR2008010303541.html

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