I appreciate the low budget tips. I am planning on utilizing this one a lot. I need a new front apron, and I figure towels placed appropriately will go a long way to keeping a bit of the cold out.
Kyle On Wednesday, October 30, 2013, Gerald Livingston wrote: > The heat in a beetle only has to travel about 2 feet to get inside the > cab. My '69 had air leaks all over the place but the heat would melt > anything left on the rear floor and I had the sneakers to prove it. > > My problem was that I had a bent boot lid. So, all the hair was burned > off the back of my calves but I had to wear HEAVY gloves to keep my > fingers from getting frostbitten from the cold air blowing through the > dash at 75 or 80mph. > > If your boot leaks any air at all then get a couple of heavy moving > blankets to line it during the winter. > > G2 > > On Tue, 29 Oct 2013 14:34:53 -0400 > Dan Moy <[email protected] <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > Here is my check list: > > > > (1) Make sure that the carburetor risers are clean > > (2) Clean and adjust your choke > > (3) Insure that the temperature control is working (the bellows > > underneath the engine that controls the cooling flaps) > > (4) Use the recommended oil viscosity for winter use > > (5) Check the heater boxes and channels, I have had many bugs and > > when the system is in order the car will keep you warm enough where > > you need to open the window in the winter. > > (6) RainX on the windshield > > (7) New windshield wipers > > > > I will not make oil recommendations other than what I believe some > > experts have already stated as they have done testing regarding oil > > and our air cooled engines and transmissions: aircooledtechnology, > > lnengineering, aircooled.net, lowbudget.com, geneberg > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Kyle <[email protected]<javascript:;>> > wrote: > > > > > I'm in Central Indiana. > > > > > > We're looking at a bad winter here. Usually means at least a week of > > > subzero temperatures. > > > > > > Also, snow and ice aplenty, if the farmers almanac can be trusted. > > > > > > Oh yeah, believe I'm running the stock solex 30 pict 2 carb. > > > > > > Kyle > > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at > http://mail-archive.com/[email protected] > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/vintagvw/pI71pQCT9vc/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected] <javascript:;>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:;> > . > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
