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Initially I thought that I'd end up selling my Hellcat and buy my girlfriend's Redeye, but now I'm not so sure. It would take something very interesting for me to give it up at this point.

Agree. 200 is warm. Just not quite warm enough to boil any water out of the oil. And it's indeed the oil temp gauge that tells me that it takes a bit to get over 212...if those gauges are somewhat accurate.

That depends on how we define "cold", I suppose. To me an engine that is not up to operating temperature is cold, whether it was started at -20 or 100 degrees ambient. Hence the term "cold start" is applicable at any normal temperature. Anyway, I just hate cold starting engines in the first...

That should be comparable to the car being outside in the same temperature, in which case condensation wouldn't be an issue at all when it's warm outside. Yet it still seems to be.

Hmm. I'm not that lucky. As far as I know, none of my vehicles have ever built up good oil temp from just idling. They all seem to need to perform some actual work for the oil to get warm enough. Air cooled engines could be an exception, but since I avoid idling anyway, I don't know for sure...

And what kind of oil temps do you usually see after 20 minutes of idling? Enough to boil off the condensation created by starting the engine cold?

I change the oil and filter,then park it. Put StaBil in the tank, use a good battery maintainer (Pulsetech) every month and a half or so, and that's it. Since I couldn't possibly get the oil up to temp without driving it somewhat hard, there's no way I'd start it unless absolutely necessary...

Oops, I forgot to mention that I had the top portion of the windshield tinted. That part's okay since I don't care about stop lights.

It can be dangerous in the daytime, too. I tinted the rear side windows and rear window quite dark, but do like to see where I'm going...and more importantly perhaps, see what's behind me in the mirrors. Not all of them run with the radar on.

I didn't realize that a vacuum could affect a site's performance. Apparently it can.

Okay, OBC, you're officially #2 on it. And, yes, I'll keep the list under wraps. If for no other reason so that my girlfriend doesn't wonder if I'm trying to auction her off or something.

Okay, so how would you get along with horses, and a large dog, Hunter? Since you were the first to respond, I guess you'll be #1 on the list of "Founding adoptees".

You did, OBC. But she's an only child. Maybe I should start a list of potential adoptees in case I wrap my Hellcat around a tree before she does?

No, that's not a runner...I took the engine out of it to use in my Jeep-based "tractor". It was smoking quite a bit, which fits a tractor. Besides, the engine originally in the tractor was far too good for the use I had in mind. But now that you mention it, I do have a dedicated "yard art"...

I knew I'd forget something. It's a Jeep DJ3A, one of four non-runners on the list. It's been parked "out of the way", and the snow broke some branches right by it, effectively hiding it completely. So here's my version of "Free Willy(s)".

My ReplayXD has served me well for almost 10 years now. I really like that it's so small and unobtrusive.

And a big hole in the fender.

C'mon, Mike. Holding one wrench while turning another isn't that hard. And now I can't remember if it looks like there'd be room for a valve. Trusting the valve? My Peterbilt came with one, so it has at least 100,000 miles on it. And that engine costs quite a bit more.

I was going to make my own, but as little as he charges it wasn't worth it.

I ordered my access panel from James Unz the other day. Wasn't hard at all. But I'll still remove the forward panel every now and then, as it allows taking a look at everything it hides.