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Our weather guys acted like Armageddon was coming.... We live in Texas ..give me a break.
It dropped from 70 to around 35 & the wind was blowing. Not pleasant but not bone chilling.
I think it went more to the Southeast. I don't know how Canadians do it.. Chicago looks horrible.
I saw where they lit the train tracks on fire there. I can say I've never seen that.
Was stationed in Grand Forks ND in the late 70's. I remember it getting below freezing in November and not not getting above until march....also snow in June. Nope you can have it!
This is want I got to see at 8:00 this morning after I got my truck running, after jump starting it with my battery charger and then having to disconnect the battery to reset the electronic accelerator control. My ancestors were morons. 200 million square miles and they chose the most God forsaken part of the country to settle in. I can't remember it being this cold since the early '80s. Then my old beater '69 Olds Cutlass was the only in the family that would start and once started we kept it running all day.
Bob, it looks like you have the truck heading in the right direction. Just put it in drive and go. Even though I've spent some winter time in the north, I don't think I've ever been in temps that cold.
Spent the 1st 20 yrs. of my life in the Arctic of N. Wis. Experienced -43 ( no wind chill ) First week in Feb '73 the high was -13 for the week . 26 hrs. later on Feb 14 headed to S. Fla. . Been here ever since . Do not like being cold . Still have brothers in N. Wis. One drives 28 mi. one way to work . It was - 29 this morning . Wind chill was -45 . "F' That !!!
I've been driving 37 miles one way to my customers site for the last two weeks in my '04 Dodge with 240K+ miles. It's been a challenge the last two days to get it running in the morning and once before leaving work at night. It doesn't seem to like the sub-zero either. I have gloves, two jackets and a blanket and jumper cables just in case.
I've been driving 37 miles one way to my customers site for the last two weeks in my '04 Dodge with 240K+ miles. It's been a challenge the last two days to get it running in the morning and once before leaving work at night. It doesn't seem to like the sub-zero either. I have gloves, two jackets and a blanket and jumper cables just in case.
Fuel does not want to vaporize at those temps. You might try starting fluid.
Ben,
They actually do that so the switches don’t freeze up. It was pretty normal when we lived up there. It is a bit disconcerting the first time you see it though.
I'm in Kentucky where the temps are just slightly higher. I think it got down to about 9 degrees last night. Week-long high has been about 26. But I've noticed something on my farm this week that I've never seen before. Considering the cold temps, the rain has not fallen all week long (except for a couple of small snow squalls that quickly blew through). Nevertheless, we've had SO much rain this past year and this winter that water is still running strong in all of the small creeks and ditches coming out of the hollows and mountains. I've never seen that much running water in persistent single digit temps on my farm.
Fuel does not want to vaporize at those temps. You might try starting fluid.
Its not a fuel problem, one is a battery problem or maybe a battery cable problem. When its so cold I hit the switch and the truck cranks over a few revolutions and then dies. The battery is a few years old so it might be getting weak but -20° could be a major factor. The second problem is the electronic accelerator control goes out and puts the truck in limp mode. I have to pull the battery cable to reset and then works fine until it sits through the night. If I had been able to finish the insulation and heater install in my shop I wouldn't have a problem in the morning. Hopefully we'll get that done this weekend when it's supposed to be in the mif 40s.
Our coldest night in north Central PA was last night. At 8:00am this morning it was -8°. Tonight the low is supposed to be -1°. We had some snow Tuesday so school was closed. Then school was closed Wednesday and today due to the low wind chill.
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