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Old 04-27-2008, 04:06 PM   #11
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MountainStone, also consider blocking the grill to keep what little heat is produced inside the engine compartment. The engine is going to run enough during the 1st 5 minutes to get itself & the catalytic converter up to temperature. You'll need to do whatever you can to help it along or it will never shut off during your commute.
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Old 04-28-2008, 05:07 AM   #12
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MountainStone, also consider blocking the grill to keep what little heat is produced inside the engine compartment. The engine is going to run enough during the 1st 5 minutes to get itself & the catalytic converter up to temperature. You'll need to do whatever you can to help it along or it will never shut off during your commute.
Good point; I had not considered this. I'll have to research grill blocking a bit more. Maybe even steal one of the bright red 'Remove Before Flight' telltales from one of the F-16s to remind me to unblock the grill if I venture further than a couple miles.
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