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Subject:Re: A couple of questions.
From:Michael
Date:Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:11:28 -0800

Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
> also ...keep heater temp lever
off or nearly off, until some temp is showing
> on the gauge.
> ( if heaters are on full from stone cold...
> it may never warm
up properly , or take, way, way too long. )
>
> also ..
> waterboxer vanagons ..
> they must be driven until fully warmed
up, every time.
>
> about the worst thing you can do for one
is fire it up stone cold, then
> drive only about two miles.
>
They don't  like that at all.

What is so nasty about the cold
start short run scenario?
The ignorant folks among us need to know.

Side Note, quote of the day:

Naming bicycles
anthropormorphizes them and they don't like that.

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Michael Rasmussen
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&& Follow Your Curiosity