Now that I think about it, my other two spittys took about that long to warm up
too.
Laura G.
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>From: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
>Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 10:59:17 -0700
>To: spitfires@autox.team.net
>Subject: RE: How long for engine warm up?
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>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)
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>-----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?
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>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
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>At , Laura Gharazeddine wrote:
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>>Nigel takes about 10 minutes to warm up-any season.
>>
>>Laura G.
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>> >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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