snakes99

ok, well on a very cold day like -10 or so, i can let my car warm up for like 15 mins and it still isnt all the way warm, so i was just wondering if i should replace the themostat or if its normal for these things to take a long time to warm up in very cold weather.

heb09

mine takes about 5 mins to warm up at 25c.

Siraniko

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It depends on how your system is set up. With gutted t-stat, 3 row high efficiency radiator, at least 5 minutes as Im running a 13-B street port with 3rd gen oil pressure regulator. If not properly warmed up, at 2500 rpm, the oil pressure (autometer gauge) will peg say 110 psi at least.

JAMES-RX-007

My '85 SE takes about 2-3 minutes at 25 degrees fahrenheit. It runs at about 3000rpm doing warming up then slowly drops to 2500 rpm and then immediately drops to idle. It then is warm and the engine temp gauge is between the far left and next line. I can get fairly warm heat then. It takes about the same time in the warm humid Summer. Does anyone still have the sub zero starting container still hooked up?

prefix

Mine for about 10-15 minutes. I have no water line going to warm up the intake charge with my weber, so I have to let it sit with the choke all the way open for a quite a while.

Terrh

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FOREVER, like 10 mins.. not like my TII where when I'm pulling out of the driveway I can burn my hand.. oh well...

JoshuaSchubert

my 85 GS takes about 1 ciggarette, 1 cup of coffee, and about 5 minutes of me sitting in her to warm up so all in all about 10-15 min if it froze the night before

KehoeAutomotive

-10!?!?!? Holy ****!!

To hell with that cold crap! MOVE SOUTH!

At that temp, I would never even get out of bed!

KehoeAutomotive

Hey Joshua,

How many beers does it take to warm up your car in the afternoon?

At least hopefully in the afternoon.

83gslRX-7

takes mine about 5-10, the whole time im feeling really bad about waking up my neighboors 8 in the morning on saturdays.

eddierotary

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mine take about 15-20 min to warm up at -10 too, but all my cars do that, i have a blazer and a jimmy that do the same and is because is so dam cold not because you need to replace stuff. in the summer take less time like 5-10 mins

ray green

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At 32 degrees F, until I get to the end of the street, about a 3 mile country road. A bit longer (maybe 300 yards) when it's colder, a bit quicker when its warm. The engine temp rises to about a third on the gauge, the choke pops in and the idle goes down to 750. A nice gentle warm up before I get it out on the highway. Stock, you gotta love it.

Ray

ray green

iTrader: (14)

Oh I forgot to mention, if your thermostat is old and/or stuck open, the car will run cold, even affecting the idle and performance. I know, last time I put a new thermostat in (with my new radiator) I had it a little out of place so some coolant flowed by even when it was closed. The car never really warmed up and it ran rough, stalling at lights and getting bad gas mileage.

Also, the temp gauge acted as if it were possessed, moving around alot but only getting up to normal running temperature when the engine was run hard for several minutes.

So, for those of you in cold weather, it may mean it's just too damn cold (and you should get out of there), but you may want to check the thermostat, which might be faultering because of the low temps (springs sticking, valves leaking, etc.)

wwilliam54

agreed

riofrio

My SE will take a good 10 - 15 minutes, at 10-35 f, doing 1000 rpms at first and then it drops to 800.