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Yikes! (long, as always) Posted by Saana88 [Email]  (#207)  [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Saana88) on Wed, 1 Dec 2004 20:08:23
In Reply to: The Ultimate Winter Car- recommendations?, Saana88 [Profile/Gallery]
, Wed, 1 Dec 2004 07:19:33
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There's no way I'm going to remember who wrote what, but massive thanks to everyone for your input!
Maybe temperature is not what I'm after, but exposure. My poor car... out in the wind overnight with snow blowing under and around and sitting on top. I'm also thinking about wiring up heated mirror elements if it's feasible, but later.
Yep, I'm outside of Rochester, and have a few unique things I'm trying to treat. There are two types of winter roads here, and they are first, roads that have just been "treated" or not at all, and second roads that are full of slushy dren.
The first type of road is preferable. I had that all last winter when it got cold and stayed that way. (pounding highway superintendant's head against something ever so gently) SALT LOSES EFFECTIVENESS BELOW TWENTY DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. Keep in mind that "all season" and summer tires' rubber compounds lose effectiveness around 30 degrees.
Slush is also known as "traction hell" for which I use the arrow-tread of the latest Hakkas or RSI tires. I've got to agree with you on the NordFrost IIs- not so hot except in good-packing snow. Before my current Nokes she wore the NordFrost 3, which was pretty good (arrow tread, extensive siping). Rumor has it Gislaved has been bought by Continental?
Translated: Hakkas worth their weight in gold. Even without studs, I hit ice a few times (all just before a red light while braking) and the car skidded, but the tread sipes opened up, she stayed mainly in line, and most importantly, she stopped shy of the stop line. Part of that is tire technology, and the other part is knowing how fast to go and not pushing it. No ABS in '88. Sometimes I steer with the parking brake.
I have a good battery; six years old but the electrolyte levels are fine and it's rated for 1000 CCA. It's lasted me through four cars now.
Synthetic in the gearbox cured a stiff second gear synchro; now I'm very, very nice to it in cold weather. I guess idling in neutral circulates the gear oil and warms it up.
Synthetic in the engine too.
Poor eight valve- that means no turbo for '88 and no cavity for the spark plug wires. I tell other people that the only time I can drag race and win is with six inches of snow on the ground.
The other thing I noticed about washer heating/icing is that when my hood heats up (over exhaust manifold first, obviously) the washer nozzles soon follow, so they kind of defrost themselves. I'm also curious to see if, with the "heater" setup installed, warmer fluid (which wants to rise) will diffuse out to the ends. Sounds like fun.
Thanks for all the ideas- sledding is fun! (Saana 6, SUVs 0)
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