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Old 10-23-2021, 04:09 PM   #1
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Winter weather will be here very soon. So be ready for it and prepare your ride before it arrives.
The following are some helpful tips for winterizing your car, plus one bonus tip:.
1. Reverse your battery cables so that the heat comes on instead of the air conditioning.
2. Change the air in your tires from the hot summer air to drier cold winter air to avoid getting a flat.
3. Loosen your lug nuts so they won't freeze to the wheel in case you do get a flat.
4. Check your blinker fluid and top it off if needed.
5. When you get home at night after driving your car and it's is still warm, place a wet towel on the windshield to insulate it and hold the heat in for the next morning so you don't have to scrape the glass.
6. Sharpen your wiper blades to better cut through any ice and snow on your windshield while you're driving.
7. If you change your own oil make sure and leave the engine running while you do it so the oil doesn't freeze and clog up your oil pan and drain plug.

Bonus Tip: Drive south until you see palm trees. Then apply the brakes and sunscreen.
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Old 10-23-2021, 04:38 PM   #2
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You can't fool us old folks. LOL
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Old 10-23-2021, 04:39 PM   #3
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Good winterizing tips Pete, plus I'm going to duck tape
snow shoes onto my tires, as one can't be too safe...





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Old 10-24-2021, 06:28 AM   #4
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Oh no it’s too late for me, woke up to frost this morning, now I’ve got to go find my ice scraper.
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Old 10-24-2021, 12:26 PM   #5
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Tip: Drive south until you see palm trees. Then apply the brakes and sunscreen.


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Old 10-25-2021, 08:09 AM   #6
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Winterizing in the Tucson, Arizona area is to roll up the windows. Chap
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Old 10-25-2021, 08:50 AM   #7
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I went 500 more miles since I saw the first palm trees; that oughta work.
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Old 10-25-2021, 10:20 AM   #8
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I often put some 40 proof into the mechanic before winter hits. Tends to keep the pipes from freezing up.
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Old 10-25-2021, 12:23 PM   #9
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I consider myself to be a pretty sharp cookie and I'm not sure all of those tips are genuine.
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