1st Generation Specific (1979-1985) 1979-1985 Discussion including performance modifications and technical support sections

keeping engine warm...

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 09-29-03, 01:56 AM
  #1  
Banned. I got OWNED!!!
Thread Starter
 
FB II's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: wishing i was back in FL
Posts: 4,192
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
keeping engine warm...

ok, winter is almost here and i really hate how my car stays freakin cold. now i do the little block the airflow to the radiator trick and that works while i'm driving, but how can i keep my engine bay warm i guess, so when i come back to the car 20 minutes later i dont have to hold the choke. ? any ideas? hahaha
Old 09-29-03, 01:58 AM
  #2  
Senior Member

 
TheTwinTurboRX-7's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Raymond, ME / New Orleans, LA
Posts: 493
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
get a block heater, not that expensive and very easy to install
Old 09-29-03, 01:59 AM
  #3  
Banned. I got OWNED!!!
Thread Starter
 
FB II's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: wishing i was back in FL
Posts: 4,192
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
really??? hell yea! where can i get that from? hahaha! i'll check summit. how exactly does that work?
Old 09-29-03, 02:19 AM
  #4  
Banned. I got OWNED!!!
Thread Starter
 
FB II's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: wishing i was back in FL
Posts: 4,192
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
k, think i may have found what i am looking for?? how does this work, and i dont want to have to plug my motor in to the wall every time i park. LOL

jegs heaters and faceula
Old 09-29-03, 04:05 AM
  #5  
Old [Sch|F]ool

 
peejay's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Posts: 12,508
Received 416 Likes on 296 Posts
hold the choke? whyfor? the engine shouldn't cool down that much in 20 minutes.
Old 09-29-03, 04:35 AM
  #6  
Senior Member

 
TheTwinTurboRX-7's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Raymond, ME / New Orleans, LA
Posts: 493
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
if you get a block heater you do have to plug it in, that is how it works, you plug the car in and it circulates the water through the block and through the electrical coils in the heater keeping the water warm.
Old 09-29-03, 01:31 PM
  #7  
Banned. I got OWNED!!!
Thread Starter
 
FB II's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: wishing i was back in FL
Posts: 4,192
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
ok, that will work well for the mornings. :P:

peejay; when its 20 derees here it doesnt take long at all for me to have to need the choke. and since my choke wont stay out i have to hold it. and that is just annoying.
Old 09-29-03, 02:24 PM
  #8  
Blood, Sweat and Rotors

iTrader: (1)
 
DriveFast7's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: California
Posts: 3,742
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Switch to an electric fan with a thermostat that way when she gets restarted it won't blow cold air thru the radiator and oil cooler, which makes it take longer to warm back up.
Old 09-29-03, 04:03 PM
  #9  
Administrator

iTrader: (8)
 
mar3's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 1998
Location: So. Arlington, TX!!!
Posts: 12,974
Likes: 0
Received 59 Likes on 36 Posts
Originally posted by FB II

peejay; when its 20 derees here it doesnt take long at all for me to have to need the choke. and since my choke wont stay out i have to hold it. and that is just annoying.
Here is the lowest tech answer you can get that will work and it will only cost you a dime...actually, you just use that freakin' dime to prop the choke open inside the car. Pull the choke ****, stick the dime in there and let it close on it. The dime has the smallest diameter of all American coins and it's about a 1500 rpm idle with that shadetree trick. At least it was for my '79 and '80...

And to all the coin guys out there that will now correct me or try to, you can bite my shorts right now, haters...
Old 09-29-03, 06:45 PM
  #10  
Seven Is Coming

iTrader: (1)
 
RotorMotorDriver's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Washington
Posts: 6,503
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
You can use a small piece of rubber hose split down the side to hold it open too .

~T.J.
Old 09-29-03, 06:56 PM
  #11  
Blood, Sweat and Rotors

iTrader: (1)
 
DriveFast7's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: California
Posts: 3,742
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
I've used a binder clip to hold the choke open.

Old 09-30-03, 01:27 AM
  #12  
Banned. I got OWNED!!!
Thread Starter
 
FB II's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: wishing i was back in FL
Posts: 4,192
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
lol, awesome. i'll do that then! hahaha
Old 09-30-03, 07:49 AM
  #13  
Airflow is my life

 
Rx7carl's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Orlando, Fl
Posts: 6,736
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Originally posted by mar3

And to all the coin guys out there that will now correct me or try to, you can bite my shorts right now, haters...
Old 09-30-03, 11:22 AM
  #14  
8/1 Building/Drive Ratio

iTrader: (1)
 
82streetracer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Orono, MN
Posts: 2,397
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
electric fan helps alot in the cold for quick warmups
Old 09-30-03, 02:11 PM
  #15  
Senior Member

 
NanaimoRx-7's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta
Posts: 723
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I keep a penny, a dime and a quater in my change slot for varying weather conditions. I lost the magnetic choke when I used the sensor hole for my water temp sensor. Works fine.
Old 09-30-03, 05:45 PM
  #16  
Full Member

 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: ITALY
Posts: 150
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
but.. in winter here are about -5 °C -10°C to 0 °C but in winter winter not now..
need i 10W30 OIL or no? thanks,
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
streetlegal?
New Member RX-7 Technical
13
03-17-22 02:46 PM
immanuel__7
2nd Generation Specific (1986-1992)
89
09-05-15 10:23 AM
rx7jocke
Single Turbo RX-7's
1
08-15-15 03:36 PM



Quick Reply: keeping engine warm...



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:26 PM.