I have a 1973 Chevy Caprice Classic with an awesome 400 small block. I dont want to damage the engine by driving in cold weather. Should I or should I not drive it in the winter months?
2006-12-03 10:36:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Chevrolet
always remember your lifters and rockerarms and oil push rods,need proper lubication and even on older engines with wear as well as new ones make sure your oil tempture reaches a desireable level and its not cold on take offs thus saving vital engine parts also engine oil cold has less viscosity and would recommend trying out full synthetic......on next oil change seeing that they have super seeded and past all conventional oil test....thus added protection.......proper engine warm up is key and then you can cruise that baby winter or summer....
2006-12-03 19:33:19 · answer #1 · answered by vegaslmlondoncalling2000 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The engine doesn't care how cold it is as long as the choke works. Drive like an old man until the engine warms up and you will have no problems. I'm driving a 77 Caprice with a 350. Yesterday it was 10F when I went out to eat and do some shopping. It has 156,000+ miles on it. It's a balmy 19F now, Wisconsin winters, love them or go South.
2006-12-04 06:47:47 · answer #2 · answered by monte 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drive it all you want in the colder months. these are some of the best engines ever made, those chevy small blocks. just make sure that when you first start it after it hasn't ran in awhile, like 12 hours or more, you let the engine warm up for at least 2 minutes. this will help your bearings properly lubricate, because the engine isn't under load with cold, thick oil that can't lubricate correctly.
2006-12-03 10:37:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. A blanket won't heat up a chilly engine. It was a trick some time past to try this to catch some heat temperature in there mutually as the engine replace into nonetheless heat, pointless if this is stone chilly. after all, in those days anti-freeze replace into some thing that few people nonetheless of till too late. you may desire to at present have ideal coolant on your gadget all the time which isn't purely corrosion resistant yet additionally an antifreeze.
2016-12-29 20:38:48 · answer #4 · answered by bolander 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cold temp should note bother your engine won bite but you should check a see what motor oil you are runing i would yous a 10/30 oil in cold weather it will turn over better in cold weather and steel have good lubrication check and make shear you have got a good batter that will help to but the motor should run fine in the cold but let it warm up before you take off and that go's for new or older cars it make every thing work and last better.
2006-12-03 12:39:42 · answer #5 · answered by master of none 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats not cold. Just warm it up before driving it.
2006-12-03 12:05:41 · answer #6 · answered by R1volta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can drive it. Make sure the choke is operating like it should.
2006-12-03 11:03:38 · answer #7 · answered by jimponder 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋