I remember my Dad's 61 Desoto owners manual said the best way to warm up the car was by driving it (I was a teenager, bored, and read the whole thing once on a trip...OK) Once you have oil pressure I would not think you were going to hurt anything as long as you didn't push it.
Kerry
Imperial59crown@xxxxxxx wrote:
Thanks everyone for answering my question. Since I live close to the ocean,
and work right next to it, the air is always more moist than further inland.
Nights at the beach are always fairly cool and damp, even in the summer. This
has led me to believe my problem is moisture in the pipes, since the smoke is
also accompanied by drops of water coming out of the tail pipes. I do have
one other question, and that is how long should you let an old Imperial warm
up before running it? I usually wait about 3 or four minutes, or until I
don't see any more smoke exiting the pipes. I know it's not good to jump in
an older car and drive away without warming it up first. I think my parents
used to wait until the temp. gauge started to register.
Bill '59 Crown
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