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Old 04-05-2007, 02:22 PM
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anyone would think we were all a bunch of nutters ....
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anyone would think we were all a bunch of nutters ....
And the problem with that would be...?
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Old 04-05-2007, 06:59 PM
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And the problem with that would be...?
I have no problem with that.
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Old 04-05-2007, 09:11 PM
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One year ago, if the same question was asked, the bulk of opinion replied:

-let it warm up slowly at idle, your engine will thank you

-dissimilar metals in the engine, different thermal expansion rates

Now the bulk of opinion is exactly the opposite. I don't know what side to believe.
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oops I mean - I think I know the thread of which you speak & opinion was fairly evenly divided at the time . Now we all know better .......
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Why do people have such a hard time with this?

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Old 04-05-2007, 11:08 PM
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Why do people have such a hard time with this?

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Its a hangover from the 'old days' when carburettors ruled the earth .
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