Had a good laugh this morning when looking at the weather report. It seem the weather folks are also I.C. engine experts.
https://www.foxweather.com/learn/how-to-maximize-your-cars-fuel-economy-when-temperatures-drop
"Fluids in your engine move slower when it's cold outside, thus lowering your vehicle's fuel economy. It also takes longer for your engine to reach its optimal fuel-efficient temperature, which affects your vehicle more if you're taking a shorter trip.
Warming up your vehicle before driving wastes gas, too. If you're idling, your car is getting 0 miles to the gallon."
The choice is and always has been drive a cold engine and lose mpg or warm it up and lose mpg. We'll take the warm up engine first and eat the 25 cents in gas to do it.
Funny, I remember this debate 55 years ago. A local service station in the late '60's when they were actually service places had the slogan "Take it slow, don't start and go!" to encourage warming up cars. The car manuals, ours included, only reference to engine temp is to state what is "normal". I prefer not to drive an "abnormal" temp engine, over or under temp, LOL! Ford nor others suggest warming a car up as this would have to be done in the fed mileage tests and all companies want the absolute highest mileage. So the manuals say zip about warming up an engine, just what "normal" temps are and leaves it up to us to decide what to do. Reminds me of this movie scene.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-1zr_wgC1E
https://www.foxweather.com/learn/how-to-maximize-your-cars-fuel-economy-when-temperatures-drop
"Fluids in your engine move slower when it's cold outside, thus lowering your vehicle's fuel economy. It also takes longer for your engine to reach its optimal fuel-efficient temperature, which affects your vehicle more if you're taking a shorter trip.
Warming up your vehicle before driving wastes gas, too. If you're idling, your car is getting 0 miles to the gallon."
The choice is and always has been drive a cold engine and lose mpg or warm it up and lose mpg. We'll take the warm up engine first and eat the 25 cents in gas to do it.
Funny, I remember this debate 55 years ago. A local service station in the late '60's when they were actually service places had the slogan "Take it slow, don't start and go!" to encourage warming up cars. The car manuals, ours included, only reference to engine temp is to state what is "normal". I prefer not to drive an "abnormal" temp engine, over or under temp, LOL! Ford nor others suggest warming a car up as this would have to be done in the fed mileage tests and all companies want the absolute highest mileage. So the manuals say zip about warming up an engine, just what "normal" temps are and leaves it up to us to decide what to do. Reminds me of this movie scene.
