Sure takes a lot of firewood when it's only 3* outside . But we survived
last night , even though the water supply is frozen . I sure am glad I have
an onboard fresh water tank and a pump !
This is unusual cold for this area , hasn't been this cold since I think
they said 1996 . I hope it's at least another 18 years before it happens
again !
My sister heats with wood. She says normally 12
or 13 face cord per year. So far they have been
through 15 or more face, and hardly keeping the
house comfortable. The wind is blowing all the
heat away.
I also had a frozen pipe, neglected to leave the
water dripping. Sigh.
and am presently charging the battery on my Blazer,
which hasn't started yet this morning. Lucky the
power is still on.
The camper loses a lot of heat , it was never meant for winter use . But
we've got a few thousand trees , quite a lot of standing and downed dead
wood . That should get me thru the winter , we'll be better prepared next
year . And we DID leave a faucet dripping , just not quite enough flow .
My truck too is on the charger , wouldn't kick over earlier . I also hung
a 75W incan light bulb down between the rad and motor and threw a cover over
the hood area . I had slush in the radiator , but apparently not enough in
the motor to lock up the water pump .
Sorry to hear the cold is giving you trouble.
I wonder if I have any filament light bulbs I
can leave under the hood. Today I did use a
ceramic space heater to help thaw pipes.
My truck won't start on ether, so my main
mechanic suggests some heat on the distributor
cap, in case there is water in there.
I'm not bragging or anything, but it was -2 this morning and both my '04
and my wife's '05 started with one push of the remote from my nice warm
living room. My daughter had to go out and start her '02, but it turned
over on the first try.
My wife's car usually stalls right after starting when it's below 20 or so,
but the remote automatically tries again and it always stays running on the
second try.
I know I'm wasting gas/money, but it's safer to drive when you're not
shivering. ;-)
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Hey it is 55 and I am freezing my balls off.
If I didn't have a 103 degree hot tub I wouldn't be able to take a
naked leak in the yard, ( at 0120)
;-)
The '96 4.0 Ranger growled a bit but fired on about the third turn.
The 02 Taurus didn't turn twice before it started.
The furnace ran 10 hours and 38 minutes- - -
On Wed, 08 Jan 2014 08:06:46 -0500, snipped-for-privacy@snyder.on.ca wrote:
Mine ran 36 hours straight and didn't hold temperature for much of
that (3F below thermostat set point for at least 12 hours). We only
see temperatures that "low" every 25 years or so, so it's not a big
deal.
Reading your text reminded me of this classic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v æDrMkLNYKw
Beach Boys, Little Deuce Coupe.
That said, may have found the problem, dirty connection
on the ignition coil, or the ignition module.
I actually calculated the cost of idling and I'm willing to pay the few
cents to have a warm car. I also put the seat heater switch in the "on"
position to get that started too.
Hi,
Driving warms up car faster. My wife's car has auto climate control
which blows hot air almost right away. I start engin,e as soon as hi
idle speed drops I drive away.
Sure, driving warms the car faster, but I'd still have to be in the cold
car while it heated up. As long as I start it early enough, I can go from a
nice warm house to a nice warm car with no ice on the windows, etc.
On Wed, 8 Jan 2014 03:22:59 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03
I've never had a car, that didn't have something wrong with it, that
didn't start, even below -20F. I have had batteries fail,
unexpectedly (well, I should have expected) at much higher
temperatures but if the car is in good working order it should start
at much temperatures *much* below what you've seen.
I don't like them because I've been burned by them killing the
battery. No thanks. The wasted gas is a plus. It pisses off the
greenies.
First - WTF? Where did I say anything about warranties? I quoted a line
form one of your posts regarding the "one" remote starter you had and then
asked why you said "I've burned by _them_ killing the battery." It was a
single vs. multiple question. Did you bring up warranties to avoid
answering the specific question I asked?
On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 12:25:03 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03
Good lord, what an idiot! They void the warranties because it's a
well known problem.
*THEY* kill batteries. It was not a single starter that killed a
battery. It's is a common problem with them. *I* had that
experience, as well. You *really* are stupid.
Good Lord, you're an idiot.
The typical argument of the lying lefty; IKWYABWAI. You must be
another of Malformed's sockpuppets. How does his hand up your ass
feel?
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