How to get an engine to warm up faster?

[Burning Angel]

My tt140 corona has a pushrod 2T.
it takes ages to warm up making the demister useless.

i can leave it idling for ages in the morning and it will only just reach the "C" on the gauge, it takes a good thrashing or extended driving to get the temp to come up but even then its not great.

when i first had it the temp wouldn't come up at all, which i thought was the thermostat sticking open. It turns out it had a 77° thermostat in it, so i replaced it with the standard 82° one.

I can go to a 88,89 or 91° thermostat which would raise the temp once its warmed up but I don't think it will get it to warm up quicker.

Anyone have any ideas?, or is this just an old car thing?

Also the poor heater performance could be a blocked heater core, but it would still be nice to have the engine warm up quicker for fuel economy etc.

[sergei]

Turning off the heater while it is warming up speeds it up.
It should take about 5min to fully warm up.
I don't think you have A/C but using that also helps faster warm up (plus it will clear the windscreen almost instantly).

[thegreatestben]

Burnouts.

[Burning Angel]

Turning off the heater while it is warming up speeds it up.
It should take about 5min to fully warm up.
I don't think you have A/C but using that also helps faster warm up (plus it will clear the windscreen almost instantly).

I havent tried this but i suspect i could leave it idling for 20min and it would still not warm up, and yes i do have the heater of when i let it warm up.

I had suspected also that the new thermostat had gone bad but it has been fine when checked several times.

I has no A/C, and i don't think Burnouts would go down too well a 6am lol, also at that time of morning it only takes ~5min to get to work which is just about all down hill and even then im still giving it shit to try and demist the windows lol

[sergei]

Sounds like thermostat issue.
Is it sealing properly? Perhaps the O-ring is missing?

[Mr Revhead]

Does it have a viscous fan?

[Burning Angel]

no o-ring on these, they're a non-bypass style thermostat too.
yes it has a viscous fan

[metal_sean_head]

Burnouts.

+10000

[Quint]

yes it has a viscous fan

Check it hasn't seized.

[Burning Angel]

nope not seized, although that wouldn't affect its warming up as the thermostat is closed.

[ihavelift]

if it makes any difference when i got the cambelt/thermostat/waterpump etcetc changed on my st205 it went from warming up in 10 mins to warming up in less than 2 haha

[matt dunn]

Does the thermostat have the wee hole and valve in it for bleeding?

If so one without it may make a small difference.

[whynot]

Put some heat trace on the block and wire it into a pull out plug with a time clock. set it for an hour before you leave for work and problem solved. Seen ambulances with similar down south but it was a element in the radiator and a electric pump to stop them freezing when parked up

[frost]

start a small wood fire under the sump in the morning then go have breakfest so its nice a warm when you get going,

i've seen guys in china take a gas flame burner to the sump in the winter time,

i too have a slow to worm up car, by the time i parkup at work the heater is a slight hot breeze,

[strx7]

what is the real issue here, that you cannot demist your windows? is that what you are trying to achieve?

[ezy10s]

try covering most of your radiator with carboard blocking it from airflow maybe?

[iOnic]

try covering most of your radiator with carboard blocking it from airflow maybe?

Radiator does very little during warm up.

[ezy10s]

but when all else fails....
Best way to get that thing to warm up would be to move to a warmer climate!!!

[strx7]

if you are only worried about demisting your windows. give the windows a bloody good clean, mix up some detergent with a little water, smear it all over the inside of the windows, let it dry, buff it off, hey presto no fogging up........

[cat007]

if you are only worried about demisting your windows. give the windows a bloody good clean, mix up some detergent with a little water, smear it all over the inside of the windows, let it dry, buff it off, hey presto no fogging up........

Really? Like dishwashing detergent?