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Yep! took the kid across the street about a year and a half to destroy his new Ford this way.... always revved it on start up, it was burning oil last summer and is gone now. Keith > I understand the temptation to "show off" a nice engine when you first start > up, but try to avoid this, because revving a cold, dry engine is just about the > worst thing you could do to it. Try to hold it at a steady1500 rpm or so until > oil has gotten pumped everywhere and the spray from the crank has lubed the > cylinder walls. Then drive moderately until the engine has had a chance to warm > up a bit. > > I suspect that good warmup habits can really reduce engine wear. > > -- > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~