Thread: Transmission Fluid Thermostat

Originally Posted by Trannyman95

Sure nobody likes jumping in a stone cold car and going anywhere but all the manufacturers that spoke of this agreed it was best for the car and from an emissions standpoint to have as minimal warm-up times at idle as possible.

learned something new everyday. since i have a remote starter i have a tendancy to start it and let it 'warm-up' for like 6-10minutes then head out, but i might as well lower the amount of time after i start it then head out.

Back in the 80s and earlier transmissions were all hydraulically controlled and if the fluid was too cold or thick and the parts were too cold shifting characteristics suffered sometimes until the vehicle warmed up.

Boy I remember my 1st car, an 1987 Cavalier with a 5 speed. When it was cold, the clutch fluid would set up so stiff, you had to sit there in the drive way holding in the clutch and the brake, and the gas at the same time to be able to ever get it out of the parking gear.

Once it was warm enough to take two hands to pull it out of gear with all your might, the fun wasn't over...I had to block the wheels with a block of wood because the e-brake didn't work. God how I don't miss that car LOL.

My sisters 1988 if it wasn't warm enough it would just shut down on her while at a stop light all the time.

Main reason why I warm my truck up in the morning is not to make it warm inside or things to shift or run better, its because I don't want to scrape my windows.

~F~

Originally Posted by GR8racingfool

Main reason why I warm my truck up in the morning is not to make it warm inside or things to shift or run better, its because I don't want to scrape my windows.

~F~

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Main reason why I warm my truck up in the morning is not to make it warm inside or things to shift or run better, its because I don't want to scrape my windows.

I side with that!!!