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Re:NYC allows citizens to report idling vehicles in exchange... by bagels on Sunday March 20, 2022 @04:14AM (#30741012)
Two factors, deceleration fuel cutoff in gear not producing combustion heat, and water pump spinning faster.
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Re:NYC allows citizens to report idling vehicles in exchange... by ehnto on Monday March 21, 2022 @05:53AM (#30752153)
I would have thought the thermostat would account for faster water flow, at least stopping the temperature drop at operating temp. But as another user pointed it, it could be a bad thermostat also.
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