Joe Flanagan Posted January 2, 2010 Report Posted January 2, 2010 Today it is in the twenties in Northern Virginia. The wind is gusting up to 30 MPH, which makes it feel even colder. I know that's nothing to you guys who live in cold climates, but it's brutal out there right now. I started messing around with my 49, installing the heat control valve and just straightening out the garage a bit. Then my neighbor needed a hand replacing the starter on his 2005 Ford F250. He's helped me out a lot with various projects. Most of the time and effort was spent just trying to get at one bolt. We had to remove the entire right front wheel well to get access to it. What a pain in the neck. By the time we were finished we were pretty much frozen. We were out there a long time. This Ford is only four years old and has had more trouble than I can keep track of. Anyway, I've got some car projects I can do indoors while the wind is howling outside. Quote
41/53dodges Posted January 3, 2010 Report Posted January 3, 2010 something to be said for trucks with a crankstart. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 3, 2010 Report Posted January 3, 2010 yeah man..here it is 10:15 and we just now have climbed back up to the freezing mark...was 18 this morning..quite unwelcomed for our area..I know I don't want to be kissing up to no piece of iron this morning... Quote
Young Ed Posted January 3, 2010 Report Posted January 3, 2010 Joe I feel your pain. I and two of my buddies were outside in similar weather for 8 hours a couple saturdays ago changing a fuel pump in a 97 chev pickup. Quote
james curl Posted January 3, 2010 Report Posted January 3, 2010 Starters are the reason I no longer own an I/6 Ford. Had an '82 Granada with 200 cu in 6. When the manual says to remove the engine or remove the exhaust system and EGR valve system you know you have trouble. Laid under the car at different times for two days trying to figure how to remove the upper bolt, finially I used all of my long extensions and a wobble joint socket. Started at the front of the engine and fed the whole thing back under the exhaust system to the top bolt and removed it. Putting that top bolt back in was a challenge with the wobble joint in the works. We gave the car to a young lady for transportation to high school, after high school she gave it to her littlr brother who still drives it. I just hope the starter never goes out again as it will probably go to the crusher where it belongs. Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted January 3, 2010 Author Report Posted January 3, 2010 It would have been bad enough in good weather, trying to get at that bolt. But I feel like I can't really complain when Shel says they're having a sizzling one degree up there in the wilds of New York. It's in the teens here and the wind is blowing something awful. I might monkey around with my temp sensing unit. Or I might just sit on my behind and watch football. The wife is in Puerto Rico. Just dropped her off at the airport this morning. She'll call tonight and tell me how nice the weather is there. Quote
dparksie Posted January 3, 2010 Report Posted January 3, 2010 I was going to go outside and work on Katherine. Then I was "informed", was a little more stressed than that, that the hot water was frozen. So spent most of the morning in the crawl space heating pipes. Decided that laying on the ground cleaning the underside for welding did not sound so good. So I intend to sit in the chair next to the fire, relax and "keep an eye" on the pipes. By th eway I recommend if anyone else says that the hot water is going again, make sure the last of the ice is out of the system. When I told her the water was going again she jumped right in for a shower and was NOT impressed when the last of the ice worked its way out of the line. My laughing may not have helped her outlook... Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted January 3, 2010 Author Report Posted January 3, 2010 That sounds like it might actually have been a crappier job than the one I did yesterday. But at least under the crawl space you were shielded from the wind. We were out on the street with the wind tearing right up the way. I just went to Auto Zone to look for an old style temp sensing bulb and capillary tube. They didn't have it so I'm done for the day. Not going anywhere. Quote
dparksie Posted January 3, 2010 Report Posted January 3, 2010 "working" on a play toy is one thing in the cold. Fighting with that bolt would have been the end of for me also. Besides, working on a new vehicle is bad enough, but a FORD?? Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted January 4, 2010 Author Report Posted January 4, 2010 Yeah, and the clock is ticking until the next time it goes belly up. I'm glad I don't own it. Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted January 4, 2010 Report Posted January 4, 2010 It's been in the mid 20s here in MO today. Had about 2 1/2" of snow last night. Not too bad for windy, however. A friend left the headlights of his Grand Cherokee on during church today, and of course it ran the battery down. We went to lunch with the couple first, then took the wives home and went back with jumper cables to start the vehicle. It started fairly quickly and he made it back home with no problems. Not near so bad as Joe's ordeal. Apparently we are getting this frigid air direct from Canada......is supposed to continue with the cold the next week or two. Ah, well. Will just keep dressing warm and try to stay inside much as possible. Quote
RobertKB Posted January 4, 2010 Report Posted January 4, 2010 It's been in the mid 20s here in MO today. Had about 2 1/2" of snowlast night. Not too bad for windy, however. Apparently we are getting this frigid air direct from Canada......is supposed to continue with the cold the next week or two. Ah, well. Will just keep dressing warm and try to stay inside much as possible. Always willing to share with our American friends. Still, you guys are having a heat wave compared to what we have right now. Scheduled to go to Maui soon so really don't care how crappy the weather is here. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 4, 2010 Report Posted January 4, 2010 well I must say it is bad enough when you folks leave the door open..must you leave the freezer door open also..this stuff cycles every few years..its not that uncommon..just not the norm....keeps the power/fuel folks employed Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted January 4, 2010 Author Report Posted January 4, 2010 Always willing to share with our American friends. Still, you guys are having a heat wave compared to what we have right now. Scheduled to go to Maui soon so really don't care how crappy the weather is here. So what kind of weather are you having up there? Quote
RobertKB Posted January 4, 2010 Report Posted January 4, 2010 So what kind of weather are you having up there? Not all that bad for this time of year. Been about 0F and sunny all day but no wind. Lots of snow on the ground and a bit more forecast for tomorrow. It has actually warmed up a lot from yesterday when it was windy also which made it very cold. Forecast for later in the week actually looks pretty decent. We are going to keep any warmer weather we have up here so you southern boys can toughen up a bit! http://www.theweathernetwork.com/index.php?product=weather&placecode=CAAB0194&switchto=f Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted January 4, 2010 Author Report Posted January 4, 2010 Now is that 0 degrees a dry 0? First time I went to Colorado, the teens felt like the thirties on the East Coast. The dry cold didn't seem as nasty as the damp cold. Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted January 4, 2010 Report Posted January 4, 2010 Scheduled to go to Maui soon so really don't care how crappy the weather is here. Yeah, right......how long you gonna be on Maui?? Were' leaving on the 9th of Jan for a week's cruise that includes stops in Freeport and Nasau, Bahamas. Will be nice and warm, but the bad news is, it will still be cold when we return home. Quote
RobertKB Posted January 4, 2010 Report Posted January 4, 2010 Yeah, right......how long you gonna be on Maui??Were' leaving on the 9th of Jan for a week's cruise that includes stops in Freeport and Nasau, Bahamas. Will be nice and warm, but the bad news is, it will still be cold when we return home. Five weeks in Maui. Wish it was longer. Wish I could move there but I don't think US immigration would like that. We try to go every two years and one or two weeks just is not long enough. Now is that 0 degrees a dry 0? First time I went to Colorado, the teens felt like the thirties on the East Coast. The dry cold didn't seem as nasty as the damp cold. Dry cold but with a wind it is biting cold. I know what damp cold is like as I lived in London for three years and they are different as you say. Quote
Captain Neon Posted January 5, 2010 Report Posted January 5, 2010 Bob & Robert takes lots of pictures. Quote
Captain Neon Posted January 5, 2010 Report Posted January 5, 2010 Bob & Robert take lots of pictures. Quote
Young Ed Posted January 5, 2010 Report Posted January 5, 2010 WINTER Poem It's winter here in Mini Sota And the gentle breezes blow Seventy miles an hour At thirty-five below. Oh, how I love Mini Sota When the snow's up to your butt You take a breath of winter And your nose gets frozen shut. Yes, the weather here is wonderful So I guess I'll hang around I could never leave Mini Sota I'm frozen to the friggin' ground! Quote
pflaming Posted January 5, 2010 Report Posted January 5, 2010 Here in Central California we will get to about 50 degrees all week, BUT as was mentioned it is a wet cold. Our humidity will be high makes for perfect 'cold storage' weather for our navel oranges. Wet, humid, cold penetrates very fast, it is still easier living weather than Omaha and north, I know, lived in Omaha, they have NASTY weather. Its a great city but bad weather, cold in the winter, humid and mosquitos in the summer. Takes someone like Frankie to live there. PS: Frankie, is Falstaff beer still in operation? Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted January 5, 2010 Author Report Posted January 5, 2010 Did someone say Falstaff? I started my underage drinking career with Falstaff. Quote
RobertKB Posted January 5, 2010 Report Posted January 5, 2010 Bob & Robert takes lots of pictures. Will do if I can pull myself away from the beach, warm ocean water, cold beer, and chocolate covered macadamia nuts! Quote
Don Coatney Posted January 5, 2010 Report Posted January 5, 2010 Did someone say Falstaff? I started my underage drinking career with Falstaff. Falstaff was also a brewer in Fort Wayne, Indiana where I started high school. For a history trip follow this link. http://www.falstaffbrewing.com/interest.htm Quote
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