Originally Posted By: Garak
Originally Posted By: Brit33
quite a thick frost in the morning here. Try driving off with this all around your windows.
We do get blisteringly cold, but that's a lot of frost. In -40, that thickness of frost isn't that common.
I don't blame you in the least. Some people, myself included, have put blankets or special covers over the windows, too. I used to do that often on the F-150 when it would be plugged in and have the interior warmer going. With a carb, it still needed warmup time, so I bothered with the cover less and less.
I think it's our climate. Not very cold but it tends to warm up during the day and then all condense and freeze everynight.
If it was dry cold all the time we'd have less of an issue.
Anyway with this cold I always let the engine at least settle down until the temp sensors react and lower the rpm. First min or 2 then ecu boosts the rpm with the rich AFR and secondary air pump.
Once I know the oil is pumping all around then I drive off (if the ice has cleared!)
Originally Posted By: Brit33
quite a thick frost in the morning here. Try driving off with this all around your windows.
We do get blisteringly cold, but that's a lot of frost. In -40, that thickness of frost isn't that common.
I don't blame you in the least. Some people, myself included, have put blankets or special covers over the windows, too. I used to do that often on the F-150 when it would be plugged in and have the interior warmer going. With a carb, it still needed warmup time, so I bothered with the cover less and less.
I think it's our climate. Not very cold but it tends to warm up during the day and then all condense and freeze everynight.
If it was dry cold all the time we'd have less of an issue.
Anyway with this cold I always let the engine at least settle down until the temp sensors react and lower the rpm. First min or 2 then ecu boosts the rpm with the rich AFR and secondary air pump.
Once I know the oil is pumping all around then I drive off (if the ice has cleared!)