Old thread from 2006 obviously.
I am in Michigan and the weather has been really cold this year (2015)
Many days around 5 degrees F and lower in the mornings. Several day were -7 to -10 degrees F.
I go to work early in the morning so I fire up the car and slowly drive the mile to the freeway. By the time I have gone that Mile (1/2 mile east and 1/2 mile south) I look at my water temp gage and it is almost at the mid point on the gage. (Fully warmed up temperature in the engine). Then I am on the freeway and up to normal cruising speed on the way to work.
The point is, on my Ford Escape I can heat up the water in the coolant system to normal temp IN A MILE of slow driving.
So I disagree with some of the old post that the water would not get hot enough quick enough.
Tom V.
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