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RyanZ71 Senior Enthusiast

RyanZ71

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Just having some fun here. I allow my truck to warm up for about 2 min before driving off in the cold mornings, in the summer time it will be for about a min. I don't care what anyone says, I think starting a cold engine and driving off right away is very silly!

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I found once it hits about 30-35 degrees outside I get the dreaded CSK really bad in the morning. If I let it warm-up for a few its gone before I get in and take off for school.

Yuzilla Enthusiast

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I know it's not the best thing to do this, but I did so on my 99 Tahoe every morning in the winter for 5 years. I let it warm up for approx 3-4 minutes so the cabin warms up quicker when I leave every morning. I sold that truck with 145k and the engine was perfect, no leaks, didn't burn oil. I now have an 02 yukon with 67k and do the same thing. I just make sure the oil is changed every 3k during the colder months. :confused:

C & A s Dad Senior Enthusiast

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Where I live our avg temps in the mornign during the winter months is apprx low to mid 40s. If it is in the teens or 20s, I will let it idle about a minute and then take it easy for the first couple of miles. I live about a mile off a main road so I can go as easy as I want for this distance.

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Where I live our avg temps in the mornign during the winter months is apprx low to mid 40s. If it is in the teens or 20s, I will let it idle about a minute and then take it easy for the first couple of miles. I live about a mile off a main road so I can go as easy as I want for this distance.

 

 

 

 

 

Thats pretty much what I do, I don't do a hard acceleration until a few miles down the road.

Elwood 2000 Senior Enthusiast

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Ever notice how when it is really cold outside, your truck won't shift into overdrive for a few miles? Just because your engine is warm does not mean that anything else is. I warm up for at least 5 minutes and then drive very slowly afterwards for a few miles.

 

That being said, it is a whopping 4 degrees outside right now, so it is time to "light a fire"! LOL

95Sierra2500 Senior Enthusiast

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I only ever let it warm up when the weather gets down below 0F...Unless it's iced the night before and I have to scrape, then it gets a minute or two. Otherwise it's start it and go.

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I said 3-4 minutes, because in normal weather, I start the motor, and THEN start scraping ice and cleaning the snow off the roof, which takes about that amount of time. To the main road, is about 4 miles, and down hill (about 1,500 ft drop), so the motor gets a nice idle coasting down.

 

If it is really cold though, I wait till the temp gauge is at least showing signs of waking up, and I take it real slow till I know that everything else is also warmed up.

Dragon Slayer Enthusiast

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Just having some fun here.  I allow my truck to warm up for about 2 min before driving off in the cold mornings, in the summer time it will be for about a min.  I don't care what anyone says, I think starting a cold engine and driving off right away is very silly!

 

 

 

 

On cold days I let it warm up 10-15 minutes. Yes that long if the heater is not blowing warm then I will not take off.... When at work I start it up before the shift ends so it warms up a little longer during that time...

2004GMC1500CC Enthusiast

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Just having some fun here.  I allow my truck to warm up for about 2 min before driving off in the cold mornings, in the summer time it will be for about a min.  I don't care what anyone says, I think starting a cold engine and driving off right away is very silly!

 

 

 

 

I start it and go as soon as the oil pressure is up. I drive VERY easy for the first few minutes.

SoCalChris Enthusiast

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If my defroster isn't blowing hot yet, I'll got about 1/4 mile, and then all of my windows will completely fog up when it's really cold. So, I pretty much have to let it warm up good, or I'll be sitting on the side of the road waiting for it to warm up, instead of sitting in my living room waiting for it to warm up.

 

Once the temp gauge starts inching up, is when I'll leave. Then, I take it easy until it fully warms up.

 

I just bought a circulating coolant heater though, hopefully that should take care of that problem though.

 

It's not uncommon for winter temperatures to get to 30-40 below zero here, so I'm probably in a more severe climate than most of you.

J45p3r Enthusiast

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30-60 seconds typically, then just drive easy until it's up to temp. Don't see what difference it makes really, so long as I'm driving easy. If it's *really* cold (-10 or so) I'll let it warm up for a 3-5 minutes.

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Ever notice how when it is really cold outside, your truck won't shift into overdrive for a few miles? Just because your engine is warm does not mean that anything else is. I warm up for at least 5 minutes and then drive very slowly afterwards for a few miles.

 

That being said, it is a whopping 4 degrees outside right now, so it is time to "light a fire"!  LOL

 

 

 

 

 

That freaked me out the first week that happened. I posted on here about it, after a few suggestions of what could be wrong someone posted that it was normal for the TC to not lock up until the trans reached like 170 degrees or something. I now leave it in 3rd for a mile or two in the morning and then shift to 4. 7 years and 95K on the tranny/motor.

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