Talk about cold. . .
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From: Pittsburgh
Talk about cold. . .
This morning it was -3 in my front yard an my truck DID NOT like it 
. I hit the key and it barely loped over, but when it did i caught and fired quite nicely, except the key stayed in the "start" position (the grease was like peanut butter). once i got that sorted out i put the tranny in neutral and got off the clutch to let it warm up at which point the truck proceeded to crawl forward since the tranny fluid was so thick. In response I hit the brake which promptly stalled out the motor. It fired right up since it had already been idling, but i had to sit there and slip the clutch to spin the tranny until the oil turned back into oil. Nothing like freezing your tail off for 5 minutes while you get the truck ready to warm up 
I wouldn't trade it for the world.
Justin
. I hit the key and it barely loped over, but when it did i caught and fired quite nicely, except the key stayed in the "start" position (the grease was like peanut butter). once i got that sorted out i put the tranny in neutral and got off the clutch to let it warm up at which point the truck proceeded to crawl forward since the tranny fluid was so thick. In response I hit the brake which promptly stalled out the motor. It fired right up since it had already been idling, but i had to sit there and slip the clutch to spin the tranny until the oil turned back into oil. Nothing like freezing your tail off for 5 minutes while you get the truck ready to warm up I wouldn't trade it for the world.Justin
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From: Montana
I wish it would warm up to -3 here. The last two nights have been -36 (not even a record for Butte, MT) and -26. My 460 was so cold on the start(no frost plug heater yet) that the radiator seams and the gasket under my holley carb leaked until the beast warmed up a bit and the gaskets swelled back to their normal thicknesses. I had to use half a can of starting fluid and the boost setting on my battery charger to even get it to fire!
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From: JAX-Area, FL
Originally posted by locknkey
Hummm .....warm Florida Sunshine,,,,Love it.
Hummm .....warm Florida Sunshine,,,,Love it.
It got up to about 82° last weekend.
And that's in northern Florida...think about how much warmer it was when you start getting more South...
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From: Weston, Nebraska
-15 yesterday here in Nebraska. Almost had to use pliers for leverage on the ignition. The old 300 turned about 3 times nice and slow and fired up and died 20 sec. later. I put all my might into the ignition agian and she stayed runnin for good. Until I was heading down the highway at 60mph and the carb was iceing up some, just had to slow down a little. Sadly I was strapped for time and the truck only got 45 sec. to warm up before take off.
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From: formerly Brooklyn NY now
lol i love my remote starter living in the GARDEN state it comes in handy even t ho it aint gotten to -3 YET
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From: Dryden, ON, Canada
Remote starter? Too damn cold to use one of those here...
-20 this morning at 7:00, the 'ol 460 fired up on the first turn, same as always, but, I wouldn't dream of starting it below 5 degrees without having it plugged in, and it'll be a long cold day in hell before I use starting fluid on it...
Besides, the rad leaks if I don't keep it plugged in... LOL
-20 this morning at 7:00, the 'ol 460 fired up on the first turn, same as always, but, I wouldn't dream of starting it below 5 degrees without having it plugged in, and it'll be a long cold day in hell before I use starting fluid on it...
Besides, the rad leaks if I don't keep it plugged in... LOL
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From: Eastern Iowa
I almost wish that putrid truck had not started the past few days... Between Sun, Mon, &Tue I spent 36 hours pushing snow... and all I have is the stock AM Radio with the dash speaker and can only get one station....I HATE NPR!!!!
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From: Nova Scotia
Suck it up southern boys! -19 this morning in Nova Scotis... -30 with wind chill! My old '83 F100 302 fired first crack and purred like a kitten. Ignition in steering column is a bit stiff in the cold but other than that, no problems.
This was a good test for my new 2150 carb I installed a few days before Christmas. I was concernned that the choke setting might need tweaking but everything worked fine.
This was a good test for my new 2150 carb I installed a few days before Christmas. I was concernned that the choke setting might need tweaking but everything worked fine.
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From: Rose City, MI
it was like 3 degrees last tuesday i didnt have any problems turning my ignition just had problems keeping it runnin since my choke doesnt work 
but once it got warmed up it didnt want ot shut off. Started fine today though amazeing what a few degrees difference makes.
but once it got warmed up it didnt want ot shut off. Started fine today though amazeing what a few degrees difference makes.