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| | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 60 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 60 | The 01 dodge and the 05 chev both started this morning with some hesitation, had to go out in the shop for some stuff to fix a broken pipe. just had to see out of curiosity the ol 292 started as good as it was summer! Technological advances they say! | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 841 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 841 | it's the old "one step foward and two steps back". technological advances for sure! | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 313 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 313 | I never had trouble starting any of my 1966 Chevrolet trucks in cold weather.  They are very hardy vehicles. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 | 25 below at my house this morning. The Pickle barely started and my hands didn't warm up until I got to work. Warmer days are coming, thank God. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 321 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 321 | It was a balmy -9 here this morning. I had to pump the gas on my '71 a couple more times than usual, but she fired up with few complaints. Got to love these ol' reliable trucks.
1963 Chevy C20 Longbed Stepside
1978 Chevy K30 Custom Deluxe
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 42 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 42 | cant wait till i can start my 63 292 in the winter! | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 240 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 240 | About 34 here (that's above)and the snow is meltin, you guy's up north better throw another log on the fire.
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You Learn more Listening than Talking
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 240 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 240 | Spoke to soon, it was about 38 this morning at about 7am, by 9 the wind changed and got cold quick, tonight it's going down to about 6 with a brisk breeze. Opem mouth and insert big foot.
You Learn more Listening than Talking
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 | -14 tonight in South Dakota. Just cooling off a bit in this neck of the woods.  | | | | | Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 321 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 321 | Yeah, just a little chilly, that's all 
1963 Chevy C20 Longbed Stepside
1978 Chevy K30 Custom Deluxe
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 240 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 240 | +6 this morning, but we havent had many - days to speak of in many years, last -15 I worked in was 92 in Iowa/Minn ice storm. Worked for 3 weeks and actually kinda got use to it. Sure teaches you to turn wrenches with gloves on. You guys can have that I'll stay here and fight the tornadoes. LOL
You Learn more Listening than Talking
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 175 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 175 | Not bad here at all, about 40* but rainy, the ocean keeps it just a bit too warm to snow, only bad part is my apache has no heater so its a chore to keep the glass clear. | | | | | | Oldog in Md. Unregistered | | Oldog in Md. Unregistered | At ten degrees the truck always starts ... it is getting it into neutral thats the problem ... When things warm up I am putting a 70's 4 speed in her ... anyone know of any problems I may have ?
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