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i let mine warm up about 20 to 30 mins before i drive it in the winter because theres nothing like crawling into a nice, warm truck!! COLD WEATHER SUCKS *****!!!
i let it run for 5 minutes if its below freezing, other than that i just wait till the high idle shuts off and go. take it easy till it get the temp above c
From what I have read you only need to let the truck warm up if temperatures are around freezing.
If my overhead display shows under 50 degrees I normally give it a few minutes and then I accelerate slowly and idle as much as I can until the needle has reached the C. From there Idrive normal.
In the winter I religiously let it run for 10 minutes before I drive it. In the spring/fall, it depends on the outside temp. Summer I let it start and once the rpms get down to normally idle speed I put it into gear. I have always figured that if my schedule is that critical to not be able to wait that time then I need to adjust my schedule to include this.
in the winter; temp reaches the second mark and i go. easy on the throttle until things start feeling good
in the summer; as long as i hit the remote before i get dressed or before i get ready to go out the door