I dig the lightning out this morning because I got an 8:00 appointment for an inspection (my baby's a years old already
It's been under snow since Monday.

So I warm it up a good 1/2 hour, take off hit the main road and as I'm getting faster and faster the frigging steering wheel is shaking like you can not believe, the faster I go, the more violent the shake. I'm saying WTF ?? I go get my inspection and I head for work and again it's doing it, I pulled over to realize my rims were packed with snow "partially" and right away realize it was throwing the balance off, Thank You God

SO I decided to make it stop quick, brought it up to 120 and it was fine after that

 

That happened to me once with some mud i got in there from road atlanta. I thought something was terribly wrong, Nope only dirt. Oh well its nice once in a while to have a problem like this that isn't really a problem.

 

yeah, you ever notice when your truck is pretty dirty and you drive it around, then you decide to get a car wash, underbody and all that, then when you drive around on the same road going home it seems to ride better? less vibrations and stuff.......

well i have.

 

hell yeah!!! I know that feeling!!!

 

Not running right and you brought it up to 120

You have more ***** then I do.

 

I have that happen...especially with a wide rim. Snow gets inside the rim and clings there and acts to throw the wheel out of balance. It can be quite violent if it is a lot of snow. Just clean it off and carry on, hehe.

 

Something wrong?

Yeah, I got a vibration in the front tire.

You got mud in your tire.

I got mud in my tire?

Hunny did you ever hear of that ?

No.

She never heard of that and she knows everything about cars.

Actually its not in the tire, its in the wheel, it happens all the time.Were famous for our mud.

 

Rob: Please don't let your L idle and warm up for a "half hour". I know it's cold and you're covered in snow but that's bad for the eng. plus the rest(trans. fluid, rear end fluid, tires, brakes, power steering, etc.) of the truck is still cold. IMHO

Dan

 

Don't tell me that LIGHTNINROD
How about 10 minutes ???
I let it run every morning for at least 10 minutes
before I get in it. It takes that long for all the tapping and rapping, and ticking, and knocking to go away
HOW PATHETIC IS THAT, that our new cars wrap, tap, and tick in the morning

Today I did let it run long but only because it was buried for a couple of days.

Famous for your mud, hu V
you'll have to make me a mud pie one day

 

My Cousin VINNIE

 

Rob, I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to take the front fenders off and get some pictures of the back sides of the wheels--maybe draw in a line or two pointing to where the snow was!!!

 

 

Everybody will/may have a different 'take' on this but read this, especially #8 and #13:

http://www.trax.ns.ca/antiidling/idlingdyi.htm

http://www.sierraauto.com/myths.htm#startup

From AAA:
Know the correct starting procedure for your car. Don't race a cold engine to warm it up.
- Avoid extended idling to warm up the engine. Start driving as soon as the engine is started, but avoid rapid acceleration. The engine will warm up faster under a light load, and the exhaust emission equipment will begin to function sooner.

And this:

Q: I have a question about the warming up of cars in general. I have a 96 Pontiac Grand AM and I usually warm it up about ten minutes before driving it. A couple of guys on the job always tell me that letting a car sit idle is one of the worst things you can do to a car. They also tell me that with the cars now you can just get it in and drive. Is there any truth to anything that these guys are telling me? If not how long should I warm up my car?
Thanks, Jason.

A: Hello Jason,
Those guys on the job are right, you better buy them coffee. A modern car, when cold starts in what is called "open loop". The computer is using set commands for fuel delivery, therefore the engine is running a tad rich, this means with an excess of fuel to ensure that it keeps running. Some of this fuel makes its way into the crankcase and along with other byproducts of combustion creates a witches brew which is not very good for the polished surfaces in the engine. To prevent this the engine has to driven under load to heat the engine to normal operating temperature as quickly as possible to make it go into the "closed loop" where the fuel is controlled by actual engine requirements. An idling engine takes a long time to warm up and just wastes fuel and pollutes our environment and a pox upon those who use remote engine starters to cool their vehicles during the summer.


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Dan

 

LIGHTNINROD

IT'S COLD OUT THERE
You telling me I got to drive it while it's wrapping and knocking and ticking and tapping and COLD
Oh moma, it's been cold out the past few month.

I know it's not good to do, I truly do, but I'm more concerned about getting the oil to where ever the hell the wrapping and tapping comes from before I dare move it. Now my VW Fox Winter beater, thats a differant story, the choke don't work so I start it, then put it in first (standard) and go down the block holding it at like 6000RPM, you'd be amazed how quickly it heats up
SOB got 157,000 miles on a 4cyl, and still runs like a charm.

Ok I'll make a deal, I'll cut it back to 5 minute warm ups for a while and see how it goes.

Man this weather better break soon

 

yep i used to think letting it idle was good but now i just grit my teeth, get in the cold *** truck and go easy for the first couple of miles. i only get on it after everything has been warmed up...