Julian,
I know Robbie has mentioned that he always starts his truck several mins b4
he goes anywhere. He believes one of the big factors to head gasket failure
is people jumping into their trucks, starting it up and going a couple of
mins b4 blasting down the motorway at 60mph+. The strain on the engine
(without any warmup) causes a lot of stress. So he advises starting the car
and letting it run for awhile b4 u drive it (or drive gently for awhile
I'm trying to get into the habit !
The auto-starters on cold winter days (especially when have no garage) sound
like a nice idea. I know their quite cheap over here (at least for petrol
engines - don't know about diesel).
Lal
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105K on 1996 USA 80 Landcruiser 1FZFE in Colorado, Usa
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From: [Email address removed]
[mailto:[Email address removed]]On Behalf Of Julian Voelcker
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 9:10 AM
To: [Email address removed]
Subject: [ELCO] Engine wear when cold
Is there anything specific that can be done to protect against engine
wear from hard driving when the engine is cold?
I live about 800 yards from a major dual carriageway/highway that I
always use whenever I am going anywhere.
The traffic generally flows at around 70-75mph and first thing in the
morning, you have to be really quick to get on when there is a gap -
the slower the vehicle the harder it is to get on.
Of course all this occurs when the engine is still pretty cold.
Apart from using a decent engine oil (any good recommendations?) And
maybe trying to warm the engine up beforehand (it takes a long time
with the fixed fan on an 80), do you have any other suggestions?
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Regards,
Julian Voelcker
[Email address removed]
Mobile: 07971 540362
Cirencester, United Kingdom
80less at the moment - Roll on June!