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It's really picky about being up to operating temp. If I've shut off the engine for just a few minutes, forget it.
After lots of practice I've developed a pretty good feel for where my temp gauge needs to be. If I try and it doesn't catch, I just wait and try again.
Now, if you read the tail end of Mike's pedal dance thread, you'll see that I figured out his little secret. If you start with both hand and foot brakes engaged it's:
2 presses of foot brake & hold
2 yanks of hand brake & hold
2 presses of foot brake
profit.
I also think (seems like...) if you start the sequence too quickly, before the instruments finish their power-on-self-test, it won't catch. 30 seconds is a long time. Once I start though, I buzz through it in a flash. No need to actually do it slowly.
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