t’s the myth that just seems to keep on giving. Any time the temperature dips below freezing, a whole lot of opinion based on myth, conjecture and urban legend gets published regarding whether or not its safe to let your engine sit at idle for any length of time before driving off. We’re here to drop a truth-bomb on it.
The latest — and most recently circulated — article on the subject comes from none other that Popular Mechanics , which seems like a fairly reputable source. That story quotes somebody who sounds pretty smart: a mechanical engineer who specializes in combustion engines at the Argonne National Laboratory.
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