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Old 09-29-2021, 10:52 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary View Post
For some reason a lot of people believe that idling is somehow good for the engine.

In my 1972 Super Beetle owner's manual I had it specifically said to not idle as much as possible
Probably the same people that think you need to fully warm the oil before putting a load.on the engine.

If you ever checked the dash heater, it wouldn't even defrost while idling in a 72 super, or at least mine didn't. So it isn't doing much cooling
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