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#459 of 461 Cold weather Spectras by mityhid Nov 30, 2008 (12:22 pm)
Just wondering if anybody else is having problems with cold weather warm up issues? Takes a long time for this car to warm up if it less than 30 degrees. Does anybody else have this issue/what have you done about it? Was thinking about blocking half of the radiator with cardboard to see if that helps.
#460 of 461 by lamronh49 Dec 08, 2008 (10:14 pm)
It seems to take two to three miles of town driving for the temp gauge to make it up a couple of ticks. I usually don't turn the heater on for two miles or so, there is no heat there anyway and it just slows the warm up process. Some people turn the heat on full blast as soon as they start the car, but a car heater is not like an electric heater. It works off the radiator coolant, and the engine has to be warm to make the heater work.   My 07 Spectra doesn't seem either particularly slow or fast to warm up, just typical. I haven't run it yet in cold cold, like 10 degrees. Will note its warming trend when winter sets in a little harder. Replies to this message: mityhid (Dec 09, 2008 10:15 am)
#461 of 461 Re: [lamronh49] by mityhid Dec 09, 2008 (10:15 am)
Replying to: lamronh49 (Dec 08, 2008 10:14 pm) I know that, it just seems that my car warms up slower than most other cars that I have had when the tempurature drops below 30 degrees. Was just wondering if other people had the same problem and what they did to fix it.

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