Lord Sparky
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I let the 1968 440 engine warm up a few minutes to get the oil flowing.
Do you let your old engine warm up or just get in and drive?
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Unless its real cold out, 30 seconds or so, drive easy first couple miles.
If you live where your exterior steel is sitting at 100deg daily, that's one thing. I let mine warm up most of the year!
Most of the year should be long enough.
TrailBeast
AKA Mopars4us on Youtube
High idle until the electric choke comes off, then go.
Maybe 2 minutes.
Maybe 2 minutes.
abdywgn
dismantler
old 383 Dart would start on what seemed like one cylinder, then another would kick in and sooner or later it would be purring at fast idle. that's when I'd kick it down and take off. probably 3 minutes or so.
Operating temp for me, do it with everything, doesn't matter if it's my lawn mower, snow blower or you fill in the blank. If it's air cooled, cool down cycle before shut down. It's not a Friday night Wham bam thank you ma'am.
Isn't that a little excessive........"Most of the year"
ir3333
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i never worry about the temperature but i keep it at 1500 - 2000 rpm for a minute or so. The only
lube a small block cam gets is what's splashed on it.
lube a small block cam gets is what's splashed on it.
mopar head
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Mine like at least 140 deg. before they are happy enough to move
If it will hold an idle on its own (without the choke) I will drive away. Won't jump on it hard or fet into higher rpms till there is heat in the motor.
Idle till warmed up to at least 140-150 f degrees. There are many camps on get in and go all the way to fully warm plus 10mins. I think sitting there in a garage and never driving is worse than all the above.
Professor Fate
Push the button, Max...
New, old, doesn't matter. Let it warm up until it settles into a steady idle. In the winter, I let it idle until it's warm enough inside for me to be comfortable and blowing enough warm air to keep the windshield clear.
Neither are cold starts.
I let it warm up, because I love to listen to mechanical noise! LOL
I let them warm up. Neutral for the Swinger. It has converter drainback.
Not an old 440 but my Cummins yesterday I drove it for 20 miles and it never came off of low temp, it was 0 degrees but man was that thing a slug. I also stopped for fuel which took 15 minutes to pump 8 gallons of fuel, finally I said... close enough.
Sorry for the derailment ( I'm pretty good at it )
Sorry for the derailment ( I'm pretty good at it )
AMC Diplomat
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In winter? Long enough for it to heat the garage up every few days. It doesn't go in the salt. Everything else runs until it idles down then gets slapped into drive.
famous bob
mopar misfit
Mine like at least 140 deg. before they are happy enough to move
B S---T , START IT UP AND FLOOR BOARD IT EVERY TIME , THEN SAY THAT ...
MY FUEL INJECTED 440/505 DOESNT EVEN RUN RIGHT TILL T GETS OVER 160 OR SO... excuse the caps !!
mopar head
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I think your quoting the wrong people here bud?I think the 2nd comment was for You, not really a slam there, hafta back up to figure who the 1st was aimed at...lol!!
As soon as she idles on her own, we're in the wind.
mopar head
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I let mine get up to temp-180 before I take off. My neighbors probably love me
My modern ride, 10 seconds or so and off I go, runs fine and maybe a little better than its operating temp. 200.
My modern ride, 10 seconds or so and off I go, runs fine and maybe a little better than its operating temp. 200.
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