Well if it is getting cold where it is almost freezing you should not be using 20/50. Putting a switch on your fans will do nothing for helping your car warm up faster, your car has to be hot first before the fans turn on. Mark V On Wednesday, December 1, 2004, at 07:09 PM, Videobob Moseley wrote: > > > > Living in Texas, it is easy to use the car year round. > However, warming it up takes for ever. > I am considering putting an on/off switch on my fans to help warm it up > quicker. > It was really cold this morning, almost freezing... > Yesterday I changed my oil and put in Castroil GTX 20/50, and a bottle > of > Lucus. > This morning when I tried to start the car, the engine that normally > pops on > in one turn > spun round and round and wouldn't start. > I let it sit for a second and then let it spin some more and it slowly > putterd on. > It was fine after that, but that is the first time I have seen it do > that. > > I drive my car all year round but have learned to avoid wet days. > Since I have about 7 vehicles to choose from I might as well spare it. > > After my experience on wet roads with this car, I would avoid icy > situations > at all costs. > So I suppose that if I lived in a snowy area I would just garage the > car for > a few months. > Drive some other kind of dissposable car in the winter, like a Vette. > ;P > > - Videobob To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/