- Location
- Thornton, CO
- 10 this morning on base. We have a C5 Galaxy that ain't goin' no where.
Holy Crap its Cold!
- Thread starter .40CalPatriot
- Start date
ColoradoRaptor
Headbanging Hillbilly
- Location
- Canon City, Crawlorado
-14 here this morning!! The heep started but the Walmart battery was struggling!! C5 is a big friggin plane!! I helped load a P3 wo/ wings into one when I was in Greece and directed him off the tarmac.............
atriot:
Skully
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Dacono, Co.
I bet you are!
How many people calling you going; "My fuuuufuuuurnace isss nnnnoooot wooooorkkkkking, hhhoooooowwww mmmmmumumumuuuch yooooouuuuccchchchcarge?"
My poor heap did not want to turn over very easy either, damn cold, but we all should count our lucky stars we have very little humidity.
I remember when visiting some of my family in the flat land (Nebraska) with humidity and temps like today it did not matter what you wore the cold cut right through your clothes.........BRRRR!
Yesterday was cold as well so we stayed in all day and played Guitar Hero.............
YELLAHEEP
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Littleton, Colorado
Yeah, you know it's cold when the garage florescents won't turn on at all.
I'm hoping the radiator/block in the Truggy will be ok - I kept forgetting to check the antifreeze (or the lack there of) - I looked at it briefly in Moab and added water....... hope it isn't too diluted.
I'm hoping the radiator/block in the Truggy will be ok - I kept forgetting to check the antifreeze (or the lack there of) - I looked at it briefly in Moab and added water....... hope it isn't too diluted.
xj-grin
NAXJA Member #1096
- Location
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
I bet you are!
How many people calling you going; "My fuuuufuuuurnace isss nnnnoooot wooooorkkkkking, hhhoooooowwww mmmmmumumumuuuch yooooouuuuccchchchcarge?"
LOL! Chaching!!
philip_g
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- back in CO
No preheat? Shit we get our lears going when it's a lot colder than -10.
I get off work at 2030 and the red jeep starts like it's no big thing. I have no idea why some cars start and some don't in the cold, the GF had a toyota that would freeze at about -5 or so if you didn't plug it in.
XJNOOB93
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lost Wages, NV
So glad im in... rainy(but warm) Southern California =D
- Location
- Thornton, CO
Frank Z
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Colorado Springs
Lot's of parts replaced, condemend, and even a furnace install or two. Gonna be a decent week.....finally!!
philip_g
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- back in CO
It isn't the pre-heat. Buckley doesn't have a rig tall enough to de-ice that pig.
Ah hell, get up there with a broom and get to sweepin.
I take it you also don't have a hangar big enough to warm it up :laugh:
- Location
- Golden, CO
The Mrs said no problems this morn. I have replaced a lot of electrical in the three years we've owned it. The first things that went were the starter and cables, then I put in some red topped battery I've been sitting on. Past that I put in 10W-30 and keep it out of the wind. Maybe it's finally loosened up with the high miles??? :dunno:
- Location
- Colorado Springs, CO
Mine wouldn't start this morning. Redtop turned it over just fine, but no fire. I think there is water in the gas. It's been sitting with the same tank of gas since gas was $4.00/gal. Put a can of heet in it tonight. This is the only time in 16 years that it wouldn't start because of the cold.
Fred
Fred
Rockken
NAXJA Member # 1674
- Location
- Westminster, Co.
It was around 60 degrees today where I'm at, just rained all day. Did I mention I'm in San Diego.
RockyCodeHead
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Elizabeth, Colorado
My red top finally gave up the ghost. I have been expecting it for a while, I actually had a new blue top in the trunk and swapped it in. Started right up. Battery cables get real stiff in the harsh cold!!!
Skully
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Dacono, Co.
Hey everybody..........guess what. It is still FRIGGIN COLD!
-2 degrees, blak! I want to join Rockken
-2 degrees, blak! I want to join Rockken
Last edited:
Mudderoy
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Katy, Texas
It was like 70 yesterday and then BOOM down to 40 today. Brrrrrrr... :wierd:
RTicUL8
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Rocky Mountain High... Colorado!
Making purdy ornaments:
* Take baloon & blow it up.
* Cover with lubricant: oil, grease, ky, whatever.
* Take outside on a -20 day.
* With a mist bottle, spray water on it and watch it freeze instantly.
* Keep spraying until there's a thick coat of ice all over it.
* Slowly deflate the balloon & pull it out.
* Put Ice-ball ornament on wall.
* Repeat above steps about 20 times. Line up in a row.
* Get gun & go have fun. :thumbup:
.
* Take baloon & blow it up.
* Cover with lubricant: oil, grease, ky, whatever.
* Take outside on a -20 day.
* With a mist bottle, spray water on it and watch it freeze instantly.
* Keep spraying until there's a thick coat of ice all over it.
* Slowly deflate the balloon & pull it out.
* Put Ice-ball ornament on wall.
* Repeat above steps about 20 times. Line up in a row.
* Get gun & go have fun. :thumbup:
.
- Location
- Thornton, CO
The C5 tail sticks up past the roof of our tallest Guard hangar.
philip_g
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- back in CO
sucks for joo.
wonder if buckley is still a contract tower or if the USAF took it back from the FAA.
