Too cold to be doing much?

[NorCam]

It's been bitterly cold up here this year, and more so than usual for this region. We've had about 3 weeks of this stuff over the past 45 days and enough of the cold already. With the windchill here last night it was -34F and that's how it was for 2 weeks prior to Christmas, and during the past week. Too cold to even want to walk out to the shop but it looks like the weather is finally going to break here in Western Canada. The next week is all looking to be above freezing for us, but that will come at the expense of others as this arctic crap is moving east across the upper mid west now.

Hope it's warmer where you are...and yeah yeah, we know you guys down south are still picking coconuts and palm leaves. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/Charley.gif

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd418/DBL_NKL/Weather.jpg

[SuperNovaSS]

Hmmm, that puts things in perspective I guess. I'll try to stop whining about 50 and raining.



Jason

[Lynn]

Last Sat morning (I think... may have been Sun.) we were minus 3F. Today it is 74 and sunny.

Supposed to be getting freezing rain tomorrow nite and Fri.

[BJCHEV396]

40F.and sunny today.Gonna back the Camino out of the garage and fire it up for a little bit of rumble therapy!

[camaromb]

My son and his friend went up to Winnepeg to go ice fishing last week. Bemidgi Mn. was -20 F when they arrived last Thurday night, he said it wasn't bad without wind! Ah to be that young again when -20 F was exciting to be out in.

[njsteve]

It was 2 degrees here in Jersey the other day and right now it's 52...so I pulled the truck out and washed the salt off.

I like playing with the diesel in the winter because it is very rewarding when you get it runnin' right so it starts up.

Here is is, on the 2 degree morning, starting right up:

http://s599.photobucket.com/user/nk15268c/media/cold%20start%20new%20GP.mp4.html

(I'd love to know how to actually link a video link from photobucket or my own computer. None of the formats work in the &quot;upload video&quot; tab on the toolbar above the text box)

[RPOLS3]

Not much oil pressure there Steve!

[earntaz]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lynn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Last Sat morning (I think... may have been Sun.) we were minus 3F. Today it is 74 and sunny.

Supposed to be getting freezing rain tomorrow nite and Fri.</div></div>

Same crap down here in SA -- few days ago it was 25 and today 75 T-Shirt weather ... TAZ

[NorCam]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: camaromb</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My son and his friend went up to Winnepeg to go ice fishing last week. Bemidgi Mn. was -20 F when they arrived last Thurday night, he said it wasn't bad without wind! Ah to be that young again when -20 F was exciting to be out in. </div></div>

That's because they were likely drinking Canadian Rye Whiskey followed by 6.5% beer as a chaser. The only way to fish around Winnipeg when it's cold. I lived there for 21 years. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/laugh.gif

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/46/fc/9c/46fc9cba0a5566cf59c065a4901a056d.jpg

[njsteve]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RPOLS3</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Not much oil pressure there Steve! </div></div>

All is well. It takes at least one more second than the video shows, for the electric gauge to start showing some pressure. The 6.5's have this stupidly designed oil pressure sending unit that doubles as a high amperage power feed to the lift pump. After 22 years of ownership I know all the little idiosyncrasies of these things. It's a fun challenge to keep it on the road. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

[bigsixman]

I am 160 miles south of Winnipeg, MB and it was -12* this morning and it is expected to be -25* on Friday. Even the heated garage gets a little cold at those temps.