Yup, "Grendel" also takes about 5-10 minutes to get up to temperature.
She's been that way all of her life.
Reid
'79 Spitfire (original owner)
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Rhodes [mailto:krhodes1@maine.rr.com]
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 10:37 AM
To: Laura.G@141.com; Jeff McNeal
Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: How long for engine warm up?
I can corroborate this with Laura - Freddy takes ~10 minutes to warm up
completely, even on hot days. Has a new thermostat too. Never reaches full
operating temp if it is below 60F when driving on the highway. Freddy does
have an "interesting" cooling system though - the setup from a 79-80 with
the BIG forward slanted radiator with the electric fan, even though he has
a 1296 engine from a 69 MKIII.
Kevin Rhodes
Portland, Maine
Freddy the Spit
At , Laura Gharazeddine wrote:
>Nigel takes about 10 minutes to warm up-any season.
>
>Laura G.
> >
> >From: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>
> >Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 06:21:34 -0700
> >To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: How long for engine warm up?
> >
> >
> >Greetings, all. I'm beginning to wonder if perhaps I don't have a
> >thermostat installed -- or at least a properly functioning one. It seems
to
> >take a long time before the engine warms up -- even when it's 80 degrees
(f)
> >outside. The car must run for about ten minutes before the engine is
> >reading in the normal range for operation. Shoudn't a properly working
> >thermostat have it warmed up in just a few minutes? TIA.
> >
> >Best wishes,
> >
> >Jeff in San Diego
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