1981 Chevy Truck warm up in morning?

1981 CHEVROLET TRUCK
64,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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NICA
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I just bought this truck. Before this I had an '82 with a 250 in it that ran for 325K. I let it warm up every morning. My husband thinks this is hurting my engine.
I think it is preserving it.

Who's right?

If I leave the accel. alone, the choke kicks down on it's own in about three stages over 5-7 minutes. Isn't this OK?
Nov 8, 2009 at 11:44 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

Thank you for the donation,

Your warm up procedure is fine and it won't do any harm, you are ensuring full cold run protection, well done.

Mark (mhpautos)
Nov 8, 2009 at 1:26 PM
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