At this point it is mow by braille, as all the worm castings and dip/heave are
solid. Still warm enough that the blade will melt the grass before chopping.
I might get one more go at it if the current snow blanket melts off.
clay
“I think it’s time we stopped our cringing embarrassment
When you mow the lawn when it’s frozen like that, does it just shatter?
-D
> On Oct 16, 2020, at 10:56 PM, Clay via Mercedes wrote:
>
> Gave the lawn what may be the last pass with mower. Snow is on the card in
> the next 36 hours. Hard frost all day, instead of the early morning dusting
>
Gave the lawn what may be the last pass with mower. Snow is on the card in the
next 36 hours. Hard frost all day, instead of the early morning dusting on the
grass. I truly hate the cold.
clay
“I think it’s time we stopped our cringing embarrassment about our history,
about our
It was only 93F here today, and will only get down to 73F overnight. Shoveling
constantly to clear the drifts of sunshine here. When I wrapped up in the
garage tonight around 8:30 it was still in the mid 80s.
-D
> On Oct 16, 2020, at 10:19 PM, G Mann via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Hard winter is
Hard winter is setting in here in Arizona... Overnite low was 62 and the
high today was only 101... time to get the down parka out of the closet..
Soon, I will have to shovel the sunshine drifts off the drive only once a
day..
On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 12:02 PM Craig via Mercedes
wrote:
> Curt
Heck I'm no Eskimo but 42 just means a long sleeve shirt in Maine.
-Curt
35 this morning in Newport, ME. I left Dimitri's later than I expected and
bunked at a friend's camp rather than get to my place real late.
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In Wisconsin anything above 40F is T shirt and shorts weather.
I get a kick out of people down here who are freezing to death when it drops
below 50F. When I worked at an elementary school and it was in the 50s or
colder, it was fun to watch the kids come in with their parkas, hats and
We enjoyed one of the warmest Octobers in the past 15 years, folowing a
cooler than normal summer, with rainfall that was exactly average... Right
now November is following in October's footsteps, which suits me just fine.
On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 6:49 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
On Nov 6, 2014 6:50 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
I get a kick out of people down here who are freezing to death when it
drops below 50F. When I worked at an elementary school and it was in the
50s or colder, it was fun to watch the kids come in with their parkas,
A brisk 42F here this morning. The school kids
will be at the bus stop bundled up like Eskimos.
70F or more by noon.
Dan
42ºF is light jacket weather, not eskimo weather.
For eskimos, 42 is shirtsleeve weather.
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Yes, but in Goshen you’ll get that -13F with a -30F wind chill.
Not something I miss, for sure.
when my youngest and I were out shooting on Sunday, I remarked that it was too
bad we didn’t still live in Indiana, as very one of my employees were shooters,
and one was a very accomplished
Original Message
From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 4:38 AM
To: Mercedes List
Reply To: Dan Penoff
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cold weather
Yes, but in Goshen you’ll get that -13F with a -30F wind chill.
The Goshen area gets pounded with lake effect snow, too.
He also
It certainly does.
There is an imaginary line you can draw from Lafayette through Marion, which
everything north of gets pounded with lake effect snow, or at least much
heavier snowfall than the rest of the state. Valparaiso, South Bend,
Mishawaka, Ft. Wayne, Auburn, all of them get hammered
On Tue, 04 Nov 2014 08:19:26 -0500 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
It certainly does.
There is an imaginary line you can draw from Lafayette through Marion,
which everything north of gets pounded with lake effect snow, or at
least much heavier snowfall than the rest of
Yes, but the temperature in Goshen will continue to drop as the calendar moves
forward.
Just wait until January or February when the Alberta Clippers come through.
That's not a Canadian hockey team, either...
Dan
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On Nov 3, 2014, at 12:11 AM, Craig via Mercedes
A brisk 42F here this morning. The school kids will be at the bus stop bundled
up like Eskimos.
70F or more by noon.
Dan
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On Nov 2, 2014, at 8:59 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
We're down into the 30's for the second night, finally turned the
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
Yes, but the temperature in Goshen will continue to drop as the calendar moves
forward.
Just wait until January or February when the Alberta Clippers come through.
That's not a Canadian hockey team, either...
Two nights ago it was 20°F at 10PM here in the
On Mon, 03 Nov 2014 05:36:47 -0500 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Yes, but the temperature in Goshen will continue to drop as the
calendar moves forward.
Just wait until January or February when the Alberta Clippers come
through.
That's not a Canadian hockey team,
Original Message
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Sent: Monday, November 3, 2014 9:58 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Reply To: Craig
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cold weather
On Mon, 03 Nov 2014 05:36:47 -0500 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Yes, but the temperature in Goshen
We're down into the 30's for the second night, finally turned the heat on
in the house.
I plugged in the block heater on the White Whale, set on a timer to turn on
at 5 a.m.
The car will start just fine with out the block heater, but I really like
to make life easy for the car and also get warm
On Sun, 2 Nov 2014 20:59:01 -0500 Meade Dillon via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
We're down into the 30's for the second night, finally turned the heat
on in the house.
I plugged in the block heater on the White Whale, set on a timer to
turn on at 5 a.m.
The car will start just
Cool here today. Some flurries in the air and I hear there is a foot of
snow on the ground about a hundred miles north of here.
I have been driving my car a bit as it is about to be put away for the
winter at the end of the month. The insurance runs out on Oct 31 and I
won't renew it until
On Oct 22, 2013 1:59 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
It was producing good heat at lunch
when I went out with it. The one thing
is that it smells - sort of like heated
rubber.
What model? 124s have a foam-covered flap under the wiper transmission
that activates the recirc
76 115 300D
Randy
On 22/10/2013 4:44 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Oct 22, 2013 1:59 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
It was producing good heat at lunch
when I went out with it. The one thing
is that it smells - sort of like heated
rubber.
What model? 124s have a foam-covered
fuel spring and fall?
-Curt
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:53:51 -0800
From: clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cold weather starting.
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: [MBZ] Cold weather starting.
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Not sure how old your car is, but used to be you could use around a gallon of
87 octane per tank to thin it out. At least that is what owners manual said
Drygas, specifically iso-alcohol.
Seafoam and Power Service Diesel Supplement tout the same...
-Curt
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:03:18 -0500
From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cold weather starting.
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Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:53:51 -0800
From: clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cold weather starting.
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Not sure how old
Philip,
Thanks for the flexing ideaI was trying to take the other side out first.
I took a photo of the hood release mechanism. I'll see if I can figure out how
to post.
Jon
On Jan 23, 2013, at 4:19 PM, Fmiser wrote:
Jon Agne wrote:
I went to plug in
the block heater last night,
Dimitri.
My thermometer is reading -4F. Hope your block heater works!
Jon
On Jan 23, 2013, at 9:26 AM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
My 240D started in 2 degree weather this am up in Maine! That's the coldest
I've ever tried to start a diesel. Tomorrow am will be colder so I'll plug
:10:50 -0700
From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cold weather starting.
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:53:49 -0800 (PST) Curt Raymond
curtlud...@yahoo.com
Not sure if block heater worked but it started after three cranks! I ended up
getting gelled up on 295 just outside of Portland. I dumped a half quart of
PowerService Diesel 911 and it started right up! That stuff is amazing!
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 24, 2013, at 7:23 AM, Jon Agne
On 23/01/2013 10:41 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
13.6 Canadian degrees inside, 13.6 US degrees outside.
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
Inside your house?
Randy
Are you sure about that?
We have our thermostat set to keep the inside of the house
That's 56.4 degrees. Warmer than I keep my house! Oil is expensive.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 24, 2013, at 11:26 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
On 23/01/2013 10:41 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
13.6 Canadian degrees inside, 13.6 US degrees outside.
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:26:19 -0600
From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cold weather starting.
Message-ID: 510160ab.1020...@bennell.ca
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On 23/01/2013 10:41 PM
Not sure how old your car is, but used to be you could use around a gallon of
87 octane per tank to thin it out. At least that is what owners manual said
for Gump.
clay
On Jan 24, 2013, at 7:21 AM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
Not sure if block heater worked but it started after three
My 240D started in 2 degree weather this am up in Maine! That's the coldest
I've ever tried to start a diesel. Tomorrow am will be colder so I'll plug in
the block heater.
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:26:11 -0500 dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
My 240D started in 2 degree weather this am up in Maine! That's the
coldest I've ever tried to start a diesel.
Congratulations! What oil are you using?
Tomorrow am will be colder so I'll plug in the block heater.
That's a good
Mobil1 5w40 turbo diesel truck.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 23, 2013, at 9:32 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:26:11 -0500 dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
My 240D started in 2 degree weather this am up in Maine! That's the
coldest I've ever tried to start a diesel.
On Jan 23, 2013, at 9:32 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:26:11 -0500 dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
My 240D started in 2 degree weather this am up in Maine! That's the
coldest I've ever tried to start a diesel.
Congratulations! What oil are you using?
I got out of bed successfully this monring. It was 13.6 F.
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Tim C bb...@crone.us wrote:
On Jan 23, 2013, at 9:32 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:26:11 -0500 dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
My 240D started in 2 degree weather
Inside your house?
Randy
On 23/01/2013 11:49 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
I got out of bed successfully this monring. It was 13.6 F.
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Tim C bb...@crone.us wrote:
On Jan 23, 2013, at 9:32 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:26:11
LOL!!!
On 1/23/2013 12:59 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
Inside your house?
Randy
On 23/01/2013 11:49 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
I got out of bed successfully this monring. It was 13.6 F.
--
Chris J.
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be taking a look under the car today when I change tires. I did take a
gander under the hood and found nothing amiss...
-Curt
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:49:36 -0500
From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cold weather
Dimitri,
I saw you were started and gone before me. I went to plug in the block heater
last night, and the hood release would not move. This morning, I went through
two glow cycles and she started, but you could tell she was not liking it!
After letting her warm up for about 30 minutes, the
At 2pm, it was 4F.Br!
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John,
I know that there is a screw that holds it up by the pivot of the emergency
brake pedal. As for the console side by the accelerator pedal, I think it just
snaps or fits in a recess in the metal brackets there. I don't recall there
being a fastener in that area.
Dan
On Jan 23, 2013, at
Minus 15 F here now at 2 PM.
Has been cold for a few days and somewhat windy - surprise ??? We are on
the prairies.
Supposed to warm up a bit this weekend.
Randy
On 23/01/2013 12:51 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
T'was 1F here this morning.
Angie took the Ranger to work as I need to put the
Jon Agne wrote:
I went to plug in
the block heater last night, and the hood release would not
move.
I have the plug situated _outside_ so the hood stays closed when
plugged in. The plastic cap over the contacts keeps it
relatively clean and dry.
There must be some secret to removing the
Jan 2013 14:10:38 -0500
From: Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cold weather starting.
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At 2pm, it was 4F.Br
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At 2pm, it was 4F.Br!
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:53:49 -0800 (PST) Curt Raymond
curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
About the same here, the dog really wanted to go for a walk. I took him
but he walked funny the whole way. I could tell his paws were bothered.
That was even after I put paw wax on him.
Paw wax?
Craig
13.6 Canadian degrees inside, 13.6 US degrees outside.
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
Inside your house?
Randy
On 23/01/2013 11:49 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
I got out of bed successfully this monring. It was 13.6 F.
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thu, December 9, 2010 10:39:02 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] cold weather conspiracy?
yeah, I have the caliper for $85.00 but it would have been a day away. Too
bad.
maybe next time.
Rusty Cullens
BuyMBparts, Inc.
www.buyMBparts.biz
@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] cold weather conspiracy?
It is a Law of the Universe, the Random Perversity of Nature. It also
applies to the jelly-side down syndrome, and if you drop something it will
always bounce or roll to the most
Yesterday our household suffered two vehicle casualties. First SWMBO's car, a
'96 Infiniti with about 200k miles, had the left rear caliper lock up while out
and about in town. She recognized that something was wrong and handled it
pretty well, but the tow company took about 2 hours to get
: Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 10:29 AM
Subject: [MBZ] cold weather conspiracy?
Yesterday our household suffered two vehicle casualties. First SWMBO's
car, a
'96 Infiniti with about 200k miles, had the left rear caliper lock up
: Rusty Cullens buymbpa...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thu, December 9, 2010 10:39:02 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] cold weather conspiracy?
yeah, I have the caliper for $85.00 but it would have been a day away. Too bad.
maybe next time.
Rusty Cullens
BuyMBparts, Inc
Cullens buymbpa...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thu, December 9, 2010 10:39:02 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] cold weather conspiracy?
yeah, I have the caliper for $85.00 but it would have been a day away. Too
bad.
maybe next time.
Rusty Cullens
BuyMBparts, Inc
Listmercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thu, December 9, 2010 10:39:02 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] cold weather conspiracy?
yeah, I have the caliper for $85.00 but it would have been a day away. Too bad.
maybe next time.
Rusty Cullens
BuyMBparts, Inc.
www.buyMBparts.biz
www.buyEUROparts.biz
www.buyASIANparts.biz
In other words, stuff always happens at the most inopportune time.
Wilton
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Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] cold weather conspiracy?
Max
Subject: Re: [MBZ] cold weather conspiracy?
It is a Law of the Universe, the Random Perversity of Nature. It also
applies to the jelly-side down syndrome, and if you drop something it will
always bounce or roll to the most inconvenient location.
---R
On 12/9/2010 1:06 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote
Cullensbuymbpa...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion Listmercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thu, December 9, 2010 10:39:02 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] cold weather conspiracy?
yeah, I have the caliper for $85.00 but it would have been a day away.
Too bad.
maybe next time.
Rusty Cullens
BuyMBparts, Inc
Lucky, lucky, lucky. IF I WERE to play the lottery, I'd want YOU to pick my
numbers.
Wilton
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Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] cold weather
or socket with
masking or painter's tape helps nicely, too.
Wilton
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] cold weather conspiracy
- Original Message - From: andrew strasfogel
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Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] cold weather conspiracy?
Max' travails illustrate some irrefutable laws of nature:
1. Perfectly
Just thought I'd share some of my cold weather this morning here near
Corning, NY.
It was about 1F outside. Block heater was plugged in for a couple hours
before starting. It wasn't that bad, but it did take a couple tries. (Not
NEARLY as bad as this weekend when it was in the single digits
, February 06, 2007 6:41 AM
Subject: [MBZ] Cold weather
Just thought I'd share some of my cold weather this morning here near
Corning, NY.
It was about 1F outside. Block heater was plugged in for a couple hours
before starting. It wasn't that bad, but it did take a couple tries.
(Not
NEARLY
What'd the temp gauge for the engine read? My 190D is toasty warm within half
an hour no matter how cold it is out. My 240D was as good or maybe even
better...
-Curt
Message: 17
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 06:41:46 -0500
From: Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] Cold weather
To: Mercedes
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Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 06:41:46 -0500
From: Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Just thought I'd share some of my cold weather
within 15 minutes which is about the time I hit the highway it was up
to
around 80-90C and stayed there for the rest of the trip.
c) the veggie tank sucking out a decent portion of heat
Could be. But so long as the engine was up to temperature there was
still excess heat available in the
Oh, let's see... The veggie is T-d in at the back left of the head and then
goes back to the veggie tank and then returns at a T near the alternator.
So... I believe it's completely parallel, independent of the heater
core(which would make sense since the heater seems to work normally.
We're finally getting characteristic weather here in MN. 15 below or
so and fortunately not all that windy, but a bit.
I think that the water main is frozen solid in the house I'm staying
at part time. Back to nature for me.
My 240D is hybernating in the garage and I'm using the Honda CRV as
Curt Raymond wrote:
What'd the temp gauge for the engine read? My 190D is toasty warm within half
an hour no matter how cold it is out. My 240D was as good or maybe even
better...
When the temp exceeds 20 below (F) in any of my 201s, it's hard to keep
the cabin OR even the engine temp in
archer wrote:
My '83 300D has a vacuum leak when the weather is cold, which stops when
the
weather is warm. The locks will operate when leaving the house, but
after
driving 12 miles to town in the cold air, the locks will not work. I'm
not
sure which part to replace first in order to try
My '83 300D has a vacuum leak when the weather is cold, which stops when the
weather is warm. The locks will operate when leaving the house, but after
driving 12 miles to town in the cold air, the locks will not work. I'm not
sure which part to replace first in order to try and fix it.
archer wrote:
My '83 300D has a vacuum leak when the weather is cold, which stops when the
weather is warm. The locks will operate when leaving the house, but after
driving 12 miles to town in the cold air, the locks will not work. I'm not
sure which part to replace first in order to try and
Well, I've finally found that point where as Marshall describes it:
Everything must be perfect for cold weather starting. I started yesterday
morning at like 15F without issue. This morning it was about 5F. At that
point, I have now experienced what cold weather starting is in my 83' 300D.
It
It was a balmy 20F here this morning (okay so it is the coldest that it has
been so far this winter, most of it was above 50 so far) but Hans started up
quite easily without any extra glow cycles and without plugging in. (Of course
I was cold as *^*^* until it warmed up)
BTW, whats the
HOWEVER... Apparently when it gets down around 5F, I need to let OFF
the
fuel... My startup went like this:
Glow light went off around 15 seconds. I started cranking around 25
seconds
with the fuel to the floor. cranked for maybe 5-10 seconds (rather
slowly)
and it started to make some
Yeah, It's supposed to be closer to 25F this afternoon and I'm hoping to get
out before dark so hoping I won't need the headlights, rear defroster nor as
much for starting. I'll plug in the block heater so tomorrow's single
digits hopefully won't be as bad, and if nothing else it gets a nice 45
Hey guys, as a practical matter, and because I'm a weather nut, please
identify WHERE you live when discussing the cold temperatures.
Andrew
24 degrees F. this AM, going into the high 30s.
On 1/17/07, Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yeah, It's supposed to be closer to 25F this afternoon
Good point-my 10F was in southern RI.
Dwight
andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey guys, as a practical matter, and because I'm a weather nut, please
identify WHERE you live when discussing the cold temperatures.
Andrew
24 degrees F. this AM, going into the high 30s.
On
14843
I couldn't help but notice that you didn't include your location. (:
Levi
On 1/17/07, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey guys, as a practical matter, and because I'm a weather nut, please
identify WHERE you live when discussing the cold temperatures.
Andrew
24 degrees F.
: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cold Weather
14843
I couldn't help but notice that you didn't include your location. (:
Levi
On 1/17/07, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey guys, as a practical matter, and because I'm a weather nut, please
identify WHERE
uh, like you didn't? ;-)
cheers!
e
high 30s last night, expecting 40s in Berkeley, CA...
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Hey guys, as a practical matter, and because I'm a weather nut, please
identify WHERE you live when discussing the cold temperatures.
Andrew
24 degrees F. this AM, going into
Washington, D.C., where we specialize in fully self-hoisting petards.
On 1/17/07, ernest breakfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
uh, like you didn't? ;-)
cheers!
e
high 30s last night, expecting 40s in Berkeley, CA...
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Hey guys, as a practical matter, and because I'm
Bellefonte PA 01-17-06 as of 6:00 AM was 17 degrees F
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cold Weather
Good point-my 10F was in southern RI.
Dwight
andrew
Jim Cathey wrote:
On the Unimog it's a lot easier, since you can sit in the driver's
seat and point the gun at the air intake snorkel. It's metal, too,
so the heat gun is unlikely to do any damage even if mishandled.
This'd be a lot harder on a car where, if alone, you'd have to
hang the
On the 115, just hook it to the air filter and have it run all the time
On Friday, March 10, 2006, at 06:47 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
Anyway as Jim Cathey is fond of mentioning you could take a hairdryer
or heat gun and shoot it in the intake. That'll get you going pretty
easy.
On the Unimog
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cold Weather Get In and Go
Nope, I use the marine battery to power the block heater. Technically I
use the battery to power an inverter to power the heater but you get the
idea.
3rd floor walkup, my
We were having discussions today at the old nuke plant about cold weather
starting (well...cold by our standards [39 degrees]). Some were saying as soon
as one sees oil pressure, you can take off like a scalded dog...both for
gassers and diesels. Others say let it warm until it's off the cold
Bob Rentfro wrote:
We were having discussions today at the old nuke plant about cold weather
starting (well...cold by our standards [39 degrees]). Some were saying as soon
as one sees oil pressure, you can take off like a scalded dog...both for
gassers and diesels. Others say let it warm
Hmm, starting a nuke is that easy then? How much oil do them things
take? What kind do you use? How long it last, what with neutron
bombardment and all that?
--R
Bob Rentfro wrote:
We were having discussions today at the old nuke plant about cold weather
starting (well...cold by our
Bob Rentfro wrote:
We were having discussions today at the old nuke plant about cold weather
starting
I'm in the drive away as soon as you have oil pressure, but don't stomp on it
until temp stabilizes camp.
buildup. One time 2 winters ago the glowplugs on Hammie failed so I left
him running at work all day. (it was 10F, he'd never have started without
glowplugs)
-Curt
'83 240D Hammie 248kmi
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 21:07:44 -0700
From: Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] Cold
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Subject: [MBZ] Cold Weather Get In and Go
We were having discussions today at the old nuke plant about cold weather
starting (well...cold by our standards [39 degrees]). Some were saying as
soon as one sees oil pressure, you can take off like
: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cold Weather Get In and Go
Hi Bob,
Interestingly on my 240D anyway as soon as you turn the key to on the
temp needle comes off the cold peg
If its very cold, like below 0F I'll use the block heater. To do that I
lug a 110ah battery down
to do this any
more.
-Curt
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:39:10 -0500
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