When I was a teenager my dad had a Metropolitan. During the winter he would
put a shop lamp with a 100 watt bulb under the hood to keep the motor warm.
It always started regardless of the temperature lows. If he forgot, he
didn't go to work when it was below 15 degrees or so.
----- Original Message -----
From Frank Clarici <spritenut at exit109.com>
To: Kent J. Miller <Bushwacker4@prodigy.net>
Cc: Spridgets <Spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: cool ... no lbc
> "Kent J. Miller" wrote:
> >
> > Isn't a wind chill something like a smoothie but they don't come in
banana
> > flavor?
>
> The wind chill in NJ was -25 this morning.
>
> And wasn't there something about why my Spridget was hard starting in
> the cold last week.
> Well an Austin A40 just said it was toooooo darn cold to fire up this
> morning.
> Even Dad couldn't get it going. And it has a new battery! These cars
> don't like the cold, neither do I.
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> Too many Sprites (again)
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
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