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I walked out to my pole shed, to visit my '52 FireDome today, after I plowed the snow. It is now -17 with the wind chill.
Tonight it will have a -33 wind chill.
I stood and looked at the car, thinking back to the past Summer, when I took it to a car show, in a neighboring town. It was so hot that day, a person was sweating just standing in the shade. It seemed so long ago.
The positive side is..............we are now heading to Spring, here in the North, with the shortest day of the year past us.
I did not have my key with me, or I would have started it up. In all the years I have had it (30), it has always started in the cold............the heat is another matter!
I just felt good, to see it! Warmed my heart up!
Mark
Eau Claire.WI
-4 and still dropping with a howling wind.
Mark, you can include Michigan in those "frozen north" states. We are a little south of you and Lake Michigan does warm the air slightly as it comes across but we are expecting lows around zero the next couple of nights and a high around 14 tomorrow.
You are right about being over the hump and we should be able to get the cars out in about three months. I chair a spring dust-off show inside a mall in mid April and will be meeting with the mall this week to start making plans so it isn't that far away.
My '52 usually starts during the winter if I start it every couple of weeks. But, if I don't start it for a couple of months it won't fire up even though the starter spins it over ok. I can crank and crank on it and it will try but won't start. Pull it half a block to get enough speed for it to shift and it fires right up. Like yours, starting when it is warm is another story.
Les,
One thing I found out, is non-ethanol gas seems to help starting in hot weather.
Does anyone else have problems with ethanol fuel in hot weather?
Mark
In Ontario it is best to never, never put ethanol-laced gas in your vintage car. I've learned this the hard way as it has done a job on the carburetor in my '52 Pontiac. I strongly recommend only using high-test gas if you wish to avoid fuel system problems.
