In article <bo89pj$a3$1@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>,
"NetSock" <NetSock@nospam.com> wrote:

> With that said...I will make this blanket statement...
>
> "Allowing the engine coolant to reach its maximum operating temperature at
> idle after a cold start, will extend the life of the engine."
>
> Think about it...20 degree block, and your going to drive away after 30
> seconds!? Tolerances are too tight in a cold engine for loading
> purposes...you are "shaving" longevity away from your engine. We have done
> those precise studies in our fleet, and that is our findings.

Netsock,

Have you done any testing with regard to systems like the PreLuber?

It'd be interesting to compare an engine on PreLuber and an engine that
simply warms up to operating temperature.