Re: [MBZ] OT: Starting engines in cold weather

2011-02-05 Thread Rich Thomas
That would be a boring movie though. --R (yee-ha!) On 2/3/2011 10:25 PM, WILTON wrote: Lotsa fiction in Dr Strangelove, including pilot reading the bombing checklist (in reality, the navigator would read; radar navigator/bombardier would accomplish the items) and pilot going into bomb bay to

Re: [MBZ] OT: Starting engines in cold weather

2011-02-04 Thread John Reames
- Original Message - From: Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 9:38 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Starting engines in cold weather What in the wide, wide world of sports is goin' on here. Bob R On Feb 3, 2011

Re: [MBZ] OT: Starting engines in cold weather

2011-02-03 Thread Gerry Archer
ROFL! The only hairdryers 65 years ago were big contraptions the ladies stuck their heads in, were very expensive, and could only be found in beauty shops. Gerry Cheap hairdryer in the intake, much less expensive than a new couch to use as a bed. ;) Walt

Re: [MBZ] OT: Starting engines in cold weather

2011-02-03 Thread Walt Zarnoch
True. Why not just have the firehose go through a board clamped in a window? Less hole cutting! Walt On Feb 3, 2011 7:12 AM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: ROFL! The only hairdryers 65 years ago were big contraptions the ladies stuck their heads in, were very expensive, and

Re: [MBZ] OT: Starting engines in cold weather

2011-02-03 Thread Gerry Archer
That's what I would have done; mainly because my mother would have had a hissy fit if I (a 13-14 yo teenager) even suggested cutting a hole in the house. Could have done it, though, since the neighbor gave my father the rest of the fire hose. BIL had seen buses running on producer gas from a

Re: [MBZ] OT: Starting engines in cold weather

2011-02-03 Thread John Reames
Use any sort of aerosol+a Bic/Zippo/match etc... It gets a little warm for drying hair... -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Feb 2, 2011, at 23:48, Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com wrote: Cheap hairdryer in the intake, much less expensive than a

Re: [MBZ] OT: Starting engines in cold weather

2011-02-03 Thread Gerry Archer
Gerry Archer wrote: In Southern Indiana during WW-2 a neighbor bought a model A Ford that wouldn't start in cold weather Interesting story. Thanks for sharing it, Gerry. Craig ___ Glad you liked it, Craig. Life in small towns was still reminiscent of

Re: [MBZ] OT: Starting engines in cold weather

2011-02-03 Thread WILTON
Post it. We appreciate diversity, don't we? Wilton - Original Message - From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 6:39 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Starting engines in cold weather Gerry Archer wrote

Re: [MBZ] OT: Starting engines in cold weather

2011-02-03 Thread Walt Zarnoch
@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 6:39 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Starting engines in cold weather Gerry Archer wrote: In Southern Indiana during WW-2 a neighbor bought a model A Ford that wouldn't start in cold weather Interesting story. Thanks for sharing it, Gerry. Craig

Re: [MBZ] OT: Starting engines in cold weather

2011-02-03 Thread Mountain Man
Walt wrote: Seconded! Will be interesting to hear for sure. Now you have us all waiting Gerry. Put it up. We are waiting... ...One ringy dingy... two ringy dingy... mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] OT: Starting engines in cold weather

2011-02-03 Thread Rich Thomas
Today on Rush Limbaugh he was talking about Dr. Strangelove, and mentioned Slim Pickens, and at that moment I had this vision of Wilton jumping on a package in his B-52 and going for a ride. --R (loving strange in many ways) On 2/3/2011 6:46 PM, WILTON wrote: Post it. We appreciate

Re: [MBZ] OT: Starting engines in cold weather

2011-02-03 Thread Bob Rentfro
What in the wide, wide world of sports is goin' on here. Bob R On Feb 3, 2011 7:34 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Today on Rush Limbaugh he was talking about Dr. Strangelove, and mentioned Slim Pickens, and at that moment I had this vision of Wilton jumping on

Re: [MBZ] OT: Starting engines in cold weather

2011-02-03 Thread WILTON
to go into bomb bay to check on anything, it would be one of the navigators. Wilton - Original Message - From: Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 9:38 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Starting engines in cold

[MBZ] OT: Starting engines in cold weather

2011-02-02 Thread Gerry Archer
In Southern Indiana during WW-2 a neighbor bought a model A Ford that wouldn't start in cold weather. For a while he used the Model T Ford starting method of taking out the spark plugs and pouring ether in them. He finally got tired of that and rigged up a piece of old fire hose from the

Re: [MBZ] OT: Starting engines in cold weather

2011-02-02 Thread Craig
On Wed, 2 Feb 2011 07:35:14 -0500 Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: In Southern Indiana during WW-2 a neighbor bought a model A Ford that wouldn't start in cold weather Interesting story. Thanks for sharing it, Gerry. Craig ___

Re: [MBZ] OT: Starting engines in cold weather

2011-02-02 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Cheap hairdryer in the intake, much less expensive than a new couch to use as a bed. ;) Walt On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 11:26 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Wed, 2 Feb 2011 07:35:14 -0500 Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: In Southern Indiana during WW-2 a neighbor bought a