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Old Oct 9, 2004 | 02:52 AM
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Greeting Folks,

Great board you have here -- lots of solid, professional advice from experienced people, and a friendly crowd to boot I've been lurking here for the past several weeks while trying to breathe life back into a 1985 F150 that I resurrected from the junkyard. I'm to the point know where it's running, licensed and on the road for daily use... but there are still a few issues as you can imagine.

This has been my first foray into auto mechanics for nearly 25 years. Back then I'd be working on 10-15 year-old vehicles, so this 1985 technology seems rather new-fangled

I've got some engine questions which I'll stick in the 'Inline Six' forum.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2004 | 03:52 AM
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Hi sleddog and welcome to FTE. I bet it gets cold up there.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2004 | 04:08 AM
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Thanks Mike. Yup, it can get a bit nippy at times, -35 C (-30 F) in February is usually the coldest. Pretty mild right now, about 8 C (43 F). Have a look out my basement window if you like, though it's still dark for another 1/2 hour -- http://www.labradorstraits.net/home/index.php?id=5
 
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Old Oct 9, 2004 | 04:18 AM
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LOL, I see two little white spots. The coldest I have ever seen here was 22 degrees F. I recall someone cracking a block in half.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2004 | 04:31 AM
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Those white spots are street lights in the town a couple miles across the bay.

Antifreeze sells well here, you can even get it at the grocery store
 
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