Idle it for a minute or so, to sufficiently build oil pressure, and go. Keep revs/egts down until water and oil temps are up. That's all there is to it....
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i rarely run mine over 1800 rpm with no load until needle is in the middle, if its real cold outside, say 40's and lower i never go over 1600rpm. i never mash it until completely warm
However warm it gets while idling in neutral for 30sec-1min. Nothing over 2000rpm until it comes off the 140* mark and no full throttle till t-stat has opened and temps have stabilized.
Thanks that will save me some time all the local people i talked to said 120 and that takes for ever at an idle,
When its warm out I just idle for 15-30 seconds and go. When its cold I like to wait until its 50-60*, I usually kick up the idle and turn the EB on to make it warm up quicker. If I have it plugged in I usually fire it up, coil the extension cord and go.
Yeah...that's not good :w: Do a search for "cylinder wash" or "washing" and read up...you'll think twice about idling that long...Thanks that will save me some time all the local people i talked to said 120 and that takes for ever at an idle,
Also, like ah64id mentioned, you'd be wise to read up on "high idle," as well. You have to ground a pin on you 6-speed to get it to work but well worth it.
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