Andy has a 5-speed, so holding shifts isn't really all that big of a deal.
As far as wearing on the engine, as long as he sits in his driveway for a
few mins to let oil press build and such, he'll be just fine. I did that
for 40k miles until i blew up my motor (i overreved at the track...had to go
for that .01...) and the cylinders still had the cross-hatch where there
weren't parts of them missing.
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L www.geocities.com/lenny187/dakota.html""Bill Day"" <billday@consolidated.net> wrote in message news:000e01c3bdc7$e0dc9580$3a59b0d8@bill... > > I wouldn't think that is to good of an idea.. I realize that the price of > gas ain't cheap, but all you really need is about a 5 minute warmup period, > before you leave, for your vehicle to warm up faster. I usually start mine > about 5 minutes before I leave(I have 3 miles of stop and go turns to > highway) and I usually have heat within about a mile of my house. Holding > shifts on a cold engine is not real healthy either and its even more > annoying in an automatic. > > My $0.02 cents worth... > > Bill Day > billday@consolidated.net > http://users.consolidated.net/billday/ > > A rich man isn't always wealthy, he just has all the love he wants and can > give.. > > AIM - BadManD73 (Catch me if you can!) > '95 Ext Cab 3.9L Mag 4x4 Flame Red > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josh Battles" <jbattles@bankfinancial.com> > To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net> > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 9:56 AM > Subject: DML: Re: Winter grille inserts > > > > > > > Hold your shifts longer. In the winter here, I used to hold all my shifts > > to 3000 rpm until the motor warmed up. > > > > -- > > - Josh > > Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L > > www.geocities.com/lenny187/dakota.html > > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.547 / Virus Database: 340 - Release Date: 12/2/03 >
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