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Jesus_man
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Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:36 am Posts: 5984 Location: California
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Brrrrr it's cold!
I have -16 at the house not including wind chill! And it's got to be blowing 40mph out there! Man it's cold!!
J.D.
_________________ 1973 Bronco, 351 SEFI, Locked, discs, 35's ZF-5spd and Atlas 4spd. 235:1 Crawl Ratio. It may be ugly, but it's slow. http://www.ucora.org
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:38 am |
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freeheelbillie
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Joined: Wed Sep 29, 2010 11:23 am Posts: 574 Location: Denver
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Re: Brrrrr it's cold!
Damn cold is right!
I ask a lot of my Bronco and she didn't. Fail me this morning at -18, fired right up =)
_________________ A nation of sheep breeds a government of wolves. (0======0)
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:49 am |
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Jesus_man
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Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:36 am Posts: 5984 Location: California
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Re: Brrrrr it's cold!
Awesome! I don't have a doubt that mine would fire if I had a good battery...hmm I need to start a new thread.
J.D.
_________________ 1973 Bronco, 351 SEFI, Locked, discs, 35's ZF-5spd and Atlas 4spd. 235:1 Crawl Ratio. It may be ugly, but it's slow. http://www.ucora.org
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:09 am |
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ClayJ
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Joined: Fri Oct 01, 2010 8:45 am Posts: 521 Images: 0 Location: Colorado Springs
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Re: Brrrrr it's cold!
The colder it gets, the more finicky mine is to start. I always have to start it 2 or 3 times unless I keep pumping it slightly, but once it's run for 20 seconds it can keep running. If I try to just take off, it's gutless for the first 3 minutes and will stall if I don't use fairly high revs from a stop. Once it's warmed up it runs great.
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:31 am |
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sbolt19
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Joined: Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:04 am Posts: 740 Images: 0
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Re: Brrrrr it's cold!
It was -8 at my house and the old goat fired right up. The tranny (NP435) was pretty difficult to shift for the first couple of miles, but after that I was good. But put it this way, it was so cold this morning, I had to go out to the east side of town & in a 10 minute span, my coffee went from piping hot to cold and within 30 minutes of sitting in the car outside the vet, it was starting to freeze.
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:22 am |
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Jesus_man
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Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:36 am Posts: 5984 Location: California
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Re: Brrrrr it's cold!
They were saying a water bottle would freeze solid in less than a half hr.
Then there's the 48 they're calling for on Saturday...
_________________ 1973 Bronco, 351 SEFI, Locked, discs, 35's ZF-5spd and Atlas 4spd. 235:1 Crawl Ratio. It may be ugly, but it's slow. http://www.ucora.org
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:27 am |
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Justin
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Joined: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:04 am Posts: 6198 Images: 0 Location: Lakewood
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Re: Brrrrr it's cold!
My Bronco with no top or doors, will be staying quietly parked in my garage today. If there was a foot or two of snow and I had the ARBs wired I'd be out in it for sure. I'm hoping for one of those massive 3 foot storms in March after I've had a little more time to get my truck rehabbed.
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:28 pm |
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Moab Mike
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Joined: Mon Jan 03, 2011 2:59 pm Posts: 1940 Location: Witness Protection Program
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Re: Brrrrr it's cold!
Drove the Broncsicle home from work yesterday and it started fine today.
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:28 pm |
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Jesus_man
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Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:36 am Posts: 5984 Location: California
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Re: Brrrrr it's cold!
_________________ 1973 Bronco, 351 SEFI, Locked, discs, 35's ZF-5spd and Atlas 4spd. 235:1 Crawl Ratio. It may be ugly, but it's slow. http://www.ucora.org
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:09 pm |
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Justin
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Joined: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:04 am Posts: 6198 Images: 0 Location: Lakewood
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Re: Brrrrr it's cold!
You said it. I always enjoy a chance to confirm to my neighbors that I'm nuts...
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:48 pm |
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Kinder
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Joined: Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:03 pm Posts: 4371 Images: 0 Location: Parker, CO
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Re: Brrrrr it's cold!
Justin - do you ever run down Jordan road? I saw some crazy dude in a Bronco w/no top, if it wasn't you then I'm chasing him down next time to invite him into the club.
_________________ Best to Date MPG: 26.6
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Wed Feb 02, 2011 7:37 pm |
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Justin
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Joined: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:04 am Posts: 6198 Images: 0 Location: Lakewood
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Re: Brrrrr it's cold!
Not so far. Other than a run to the Thornton Costco last weekend my Bronco has yet to make it out of the Frederick/Firestone area under my ownership. Still test driving to find the bugs.
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Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:21 pm |
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akaFrankCastle
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Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:25 pm Posts: 4901 Images: 0 Location: Colorado Springs
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Re: Brrrrr it's cold!
If anyone is looking for a weather report from 2000' AGL, get back with me in about two hours.
_________________ Stroppe'd 1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One 1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
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Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:01 am |
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akaFrankCastle
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Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:25 pm Posts: 4901 Images: 0 Location: Colorado Springs
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Re: Brrrrr it's cold!
Cracked windshield after take off ruined all the fun today.
_________________ Stroppe'd 1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One 1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
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Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:36 pm |
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Raptoracer24
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Joined: Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:24 pm Posts: 85 Location: Parker, CO
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Re: Brrrrr it's cold!
I was proud of my ole girl firing right up this morning :)
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Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:51 pm |
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