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Old 01-06-2016, 06:08 PM   #81
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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon View Post
If you can handle leaving your heater temp set to full cold the engine will heat up much more quickly. That heater core is a very effective radiator.
I do that. Measured today. It was about 12o overnight, 16o this morning. With the heater off and the car idling in the driveway for 15 minutes the needle never made it more than halfway to the 'ready' line. Brrrr... Dunno how those sub-temp guys do it.
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