Cold morning...

[sad_rocc@veedub.com (Dan Smith)]

Ah hah! I've been wondering about that. I just figured I was on a very slight decline. I've been hearing that NY has been getting hit hard with snow and cold, I think it's been worse than Steamboat a few times. I find pumping the gas right as it's about to catch and fire up helps, otherwise it dies and isn't too easy to get going again. You know how that is, when it just keeps turning over and over and you're starting to think, "Is it going to start or is the battery going to die first?". After the car gets started, I give it a few quick revs (otherwise it's sluggish for a few) and go scrape the windows. By that time, things are starting to thaw a little. Don't know if it'll help you any, but it's about the easiest way I can get my car going in the cold.

Dan

--- "Scirocco-Al" <scirocco-Al@insight.rr.com> wrote:
>When it gets really, really cold, like 10 or 20 below my 84 will  creep
>forward when its in neutral.  The oil is so thick in the gearbox that it
>pulls the car along. I used to have to hold it in place with the brake
>before it warmed up.
>
>Alan
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <ternil@union.edu>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 7:42 AM
>Subject: Cold morning...
>
>
>Getting ready to leave the third shift at work, and went out to start the
>rocc
>on quite possibly the coldest morning I can remember (I'm only 20, cut me
>some
>slack) its a lovely -10 here in upstate new york. I got in the car and
>realized something didn't feel quite right...Then I realized the foam in the
>seats felt frozen stiff. I fired up the rocc. It sounded really pissed
>off...the engine came to life, and died about 4 seconds later. Restarted it,
>and it caught again and this time stayed. Its currently sitting in the lot
>warming up. My respect for the mighty 8v (with its 240xxx miles on it) has
>been greatly increased. I'm gonna miss this car.
>
>LT
>87 8v
>
>
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