Please remove this thread if you think it inappropriate. We are having the worst winter here in the UK than I have ever experienced, it is normally cold and wet, but this year it is fairly dry and extremely cold down to -15 degrees centigrade last night. We do not have the infrastructure in place to cope with such a prolonged cold snap. Any advice you Hambrs from colder climes could give regarding, safety, storage (outside), and any general tips would be appreciated. Do tyre pressures need to be adjusted or just maintained as normal? Correct antifreeze and screen wash dilutions are fairly obvious as is the spade, thermos and sleeping bag
Your tire pressures may read a little low but should be fine once they warm up at speed. Just keep an eye on them like usual. Dunno metric, what does -15 translate to?
OK, I read your reply wrong! 5 is light jacket weather. My 54 is fine at those temps but plastic stuff on daily late models likes to let go, broken door handles and such. You guys should be ok.
Yes, that's 5 degrees F. That calculates to much more clothing while driving the roadster. If it helps at all, I just got back from a nice 80 degree F (26.6 C) ride with shorts & t-shirt here in central Texas. Sorry, I couldn't handle that kind of COLD either. If you do get out in it, please share some pics.
Geez, it's 54F and rainy here today and I think that ****s balls. Sorry to here it. T-shirts and light jackets my ***. I've got a sweater on and still cold, getting sick of the rain already too.
Well we havent hit the below 0F mark here in Michigan (lower east corner) yet on the normal mercury..but a few days where the windchills were at -20F..and thats snot freezing cold. make sure your anitifreeze is good and tested to those temps or below, and your washer bottle (if you have one) doesnt just have water in it..'cause its ice now and probably burst the container. Tire pressures will read a few pounds lower until warmed up as said. pumps, and such might make some noise on start up..any low trans fluid on auto's will act slowly to shift points or even getting up and moving, until warm. got a crack in that windshield? wait until the defroster hits it and it runs across the entire window
Wow for us that is pretty mild winter weather we start to worry a bit when it gets to -40 (same on both scales) Our low last year was -56 C then you have some serious problems.
Yeah 5degrees is cold, but like Tman, I lived in Sioux Falls, SD in 2000 and Brrrrrr it is colder than a witches *** in a br*** bra out in the midwest. 5 feet of snow on the ground all winter long, and I swear it snowed every friggen day...... so I moved back to CT where last week it was 19degrees at night. CHUCK
Keep some spare water in containers in case your source freezes up. Good for drinking, washing or even flushing the toilet. A 100 watt light bulb on a cord will keep an engine warm for cold weather starting.
5 deg. is nice we had a -15 for a few weeks and thats not all that bad we alaskans like jeans and t shirts in 5 haha
hey man just be happy you weren't stuck in this **** like I was http://www.thespec.com/news/local/a...ists-rescued-in-sarnia-hwy-402-remains-closed 29 hours stuck in my ford ******...one of the worst things ive ever had to endure
hit 20 degs here in this north west corner of new jersey today. been to cold for weeks to work in the garage. geepers! i live on top of a mountain with a ski area on one side with a 25% down grade. thanks to snow making the road is still at 16:21 est it's still closed due to heavy iceing, the UK i feel so sorry for they just don't get it like this. bundle up guys fire up the fire place or wood stove,grab a balnket and book or momma to stay warm
29 hours is nothing.how about 4 days stuck on i70 in a semi rig back in 1978. never saw so much snow in my life. one couldn't even see the road signs marking the road and exits.
Check the anti-freeze in your radiator. Shouldn't have to worry about much else except a sluggish battery.
Winter ****s period! I live in the larel highlands ,This year not to bad as far as ac***ulation,But cold! Our Average temps been about 20 degres, We get the Lake afect weather from Erie Pa, Not as bad as last year we were hammerd with snow,Oh well think spring!
If by chance you are running straight oil, it will start slowly. You need to let it and any other fluids warm up thoroughly before moving.... Enjoy... Oh yah, last week I was snowblowing at 0* with a sweatshirt on... That aint too bad for cold.....
Try to keep your petrol full, if you should get stuck somewhere a full tank will allow you to run the engine every now and then to stay warm! The full tank will also help prevent moisture in the tank. Only travel when you have to. Stay warm, and Good Luck! By the way, it's -2c here in central Ohio as I write this!
-15 celcius....that ain't cold. When I was a young man I remember weeks of temps down around -40 farenheit! We had ice races with cars one day at -28. The cars had no windows for safety and ******* she was cold ripping around the track.The trees used to snap and crack,sounded like gunshots! Now that I'm old I just stay indoors when it's cold....**** that.
If by "infrastructure" you mean a lack of ability to keep the roads clear, then be careful where you drive, and as mentioned don't drive unless you have to. If instead you mean the building you are in isn't insulated or otherwise outfitted for that, then might I suggest you leave any cabinet doors open below any sink that conjoins an exterior wall to reduce the risk of freezing the plumbing. Leaving the tap on slightly will also help with that. Reducing any air leaks will help hold the heat in, even if all you have is plastic wrap and napkins, it's amazing what plugging up the leaks will do, just don't confuse a utility vent for a "leak".
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