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NeilBlanchard · 01-19-2015, 06:50 PM

You can use orange spray cleaner (I use GooGone) to get the residue off. Blocking the grill doesn't really help much for warm up time, though. The thermostat doesn't open up until the engine is warm, so the radiator doesn't do anything until that happens.

01-19-2015, 06:50 PM	#15 (permalink)
NeilBlanchard Master EcoModder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maynard, MA Eaarth Posts: 7,908 Mica Blue - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0 Team Toyota 90 day: 42.48 mpg (US) Forest - '15 Nissan Leaf S Team Nissan 90 day: 156.46 mpg (US) Number 7 - '15 VW e-Golf SEL TEAM VW AUDI Group 90 day: 155.81 mpg (US) Thanks: 3,475 Thanked 2,952 Times in 1,845 Posts	You can use orange spray cleaner (I use GooGone) to get the residue off. Blocking the grill doesn't really help much for warm up time, though. The thermostat doesn't open up until the engine is warm, so the radiator doesn't do anything until that happens. __________________ Sincerely, Neil http://neilblanchard.blogspot.com/ Last edited by NeilBlanchard; 01-19-2015 at 09:33 PM..