Posted by TheDurk on February 15, 2010 at 13:36:05 from (71.125.70.144):
In Reply to: Starting procedure posted by Red Mist on February 14, 2010 at 07:25:26:
Pat-CT said: (quoted from post at 14:46:24 02/14/10) Once that engine fires right off i bring it right down to low idle or a couple notches up from low idle if it wont stay running, Have seen the effects of improper warm up. And i can only imagine what would happen to a tractor of this age
I start at 1/3 and let it warm up at 1/3. I'd worry that idling all the way down might result in oil starvation due to inadequate oil pressure coupled with cold lubricant.
This post was edited by TheDurk at 13:37:17 02/15/10.
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