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Old 01-18-2017, 01:38 PM   #1
rosenkranswa
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Default Quick question, winter ops

Hope this doesn't open a can of worms, or at least not a big can, but

I see lots of references to always driving our cars during the "off" season to ensure they warm up enough to drive out moisture, etc. from sitting. I do that as long as possible, but once there's salt on the roads I won't take the cars out until we've had a good rain or two. During the couple months or so I won't drive them, I let them warm up at a fast idle in the garage for 15-20 min., run the fuel out of the carb, and tuck them in again for a couple weeks. Never had a problem in many years, but just wondering what folks think is a sufficient run-time to take care of the engine?
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