You guys know that those temperatures are not OMG THE WORLD IS ENDING temperatures for the whole world, right? Cars are designed to run in those temps, and modern engine management is tuned to deal with it.
Ask the guys in the Canadian North about transmission fluid that's so thick you can break your shift lever.
Fueled by Caffeine wrote: City bus. Dunno how it started but it was all warm and ready when it got to my stop.
Probably not in seattle. The super hippies would kill someone over that
-3 according to the bank sign. She fired right up but made some awful groaning noises. When I came back out to leave about 15 min later she was up to temp and quite.
The buses that we keep outdoors usually run about 15 min an hour when it's this cold. One of the shifters will walk the yards to start them and they have timers to shut themselves off. We are able to keep a lot of them indoors so they don't have to run.
Fueled by Caffeine wrote:Fueled by Caffeine wrote: City bus. Dunno how it started but it was all warm and ready when it got to my stop.Probably not in seattle. The super hippies would kill someone over that
They'd kill more people if they couldn't get to their yoga classes, or to the Whole Paycheck for some organic, wild-caught, fairly-traded tuna.
Its a chilly 65 degrees here, I might have to put my flip flops away and put on my jeans.
Preemptive.
Here's what I have to say to San Diego: I have a 1972 MGB with an LS1, a 1994 Miata with an LS3 and a 1990 Miata with an FM II turbo. I'm thinking the 1966 Cadillac needs an LS2. You can't do any of this.
The 1985 Vanagon with the Subaru motor, however, would be legal in the Smog State.
Keith Tanner wrote: Here's what I have to say to San Diego: I have a 1972 MGB with an LS1, a 1994 Miata with an LS3 and a 1990 Miata with an FM II turbo. I'm thinking the 1966 Cadillac needs an LS2. You can't do any of this. The 1985 Vanagon with the Subaru motor, however, would be legal in the Smog State.
72 MGB is out of smog so totally cool, so is the caddy.
LS3 ecotech package makes the Miata legal.
But; and its a big, round, full bodied butt. We are to poor paying for our stupid failing state and insane costs of living to build anything cool.
-3° over night , +2 right now … haven't tried any of the cars … though I doubt that the idly-biddy battery in the CRX would get the job done
pretty sure the Integra and the F150 would start … I'll go to the bank and the gym later, so we'll see
It was -2F yesterday morning and -3F today. The 223k '94 Protege started both days. This weather has completely finished off what was left of the front dampers. Otherwise, it has been just peachy.
-14F, windchill showing more like -40F.
2000 Cherokee started first try, but was pretty hesitant and took about 5 seconds of slow cranking.
Then i got to climb through the back of it up to the driver's seat.
-6F. The Honda Fit took a bit more time than usual, but it did start. Heat wasn't really hot by the time I got to work, though.
Its not supposed to get this cold in southern Ohio. My mother called yesterday and mentioned it was going to get down to 36F overnight in Florida where she lives. I didn't have much sympathy for her...
It was 7deg here, so no starting problems.
Of course, the DD was in the garage overnight, so it was 50 degrees... I barely even turned the heat on going to work :)
Coldest I have had to start my '13 Fiesta has been 7F. simply started and drove off. Garage kept, usually about 20F when it is this cold. Takes me back to 6V batteries, Carburetors, single grade oil. Not.
0 this AM outside of Gettysburg, Pa. Motorhome with a 454 was hard to start, but finally fired up. 20 minutes later the temp gauge had barely moved.
I don't live where is actually gets cold, so everything started just fine at 16 degrees.
-14 and the Chev Astro fired after about a half a turn.
captdownshift wrote: 2011 Ferrari, 2 degrees, took a bit longer then normal to catch on fire this morning
Comment #1 - 2011 Ferrari? Not the typical GRM fare. Comment #2 - Catch on fire? How often does that happen?
It was 33 down here in FL this morning. My 82 Ford F150's mighty straight six fired right up, but the shift action of the trans was a bit stiff. I've heard Ferrari's transmissions are a bit balky when cold too.
thusly------ my F150 has a Ferrari transmission! 
Was ~8° F here this morning. '85 Celica fired right up, though the clutch and shifter were definitely feeling stiff. '06 RX-8 fired right up too.
While these certainly aren't the cold, cold temps that cars are designed for, after 29 years I wouldn't have been surprised if the Celica were grumpy about it. Especially since it's almost never below freezing here.
'96 Saturn SW1 with 318K miles with an El Cheapo $40.00 Chinese starter. Two metal torturing cranks and the engine fired right up.
Keith Tanner wrote: You guys know that those temperatures are not OMG THE WORLD IS ENDING temperatures for the whole world, right? Cars are designed to run in those temps, and modern engine management is tuned to deal with it. Ask the guys in the Canadian North about transmission fluid that's so thick you can break your shift lever.
Last week when it was cold, I started my WRX, let out the clutch in neutral and the car started to move from the cold transmission fluid.
I'm not going outside to find out, but its full of M1 0w40 and the battery tested ok last I checked, so it should fire right up.
19F. WRX parked in garage that was somewhere in the upper 40's. No issues, but last night my outdoor shower pipes froze. Got to work on that today when the sun is out - supposedly it will get up to near freezing then back down into the 20's tonight.
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