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Old Jan 12, 2007 | 12:14 PM
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unplug ant-pwr to keep from breaking in cold

its soooo cold (for western washington anyway)
first my door locks were frozen....used my cig lighter to warm my key up
then the door was frozen shut...had to lightly bang around the perimeter
then i thought i better not break all four window regs....had to scrape around windows and bang a little
then i thought i bet my antenna will break ...had to reach in trunk where the
jack is and unplug the two plugs(power and timer plugs)
....frozen blues
Old Jan 12, 2007 | 12:57 PM
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Wow, that weather sure does suck!!!
Old Jan 12, 2007 | 12:59 PM
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It's 56 degrees here right now..
Old Jan 12, 2007 | 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by maximagician
its soooo cold (for western washington anyway)
yeah it's been pretty cold. hasn't gotten too bad yet here, mid 20's at the lowest but we're supposed to dip into the teens over the next couple days. i'd like to flood a parking lot and play some hockey.. or at least the backyard gretzky style.
Old Jan 12, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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the whole west coast is acting weird today... all of the sudden, LA gets 42F.. weird
Old Jan 12, 2007 | 11:15 PM
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Yeah it's cold as funk in Tacoma right now, I've been having some good fun with the iced over roads, I was actually surprised the last time we had snow how good the max drives in it.
Old Jan 12, 2007 | 11:28 PM
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I agree it's cold up in the NW. Our low is supposed to be around 6 degrees tonight.

If you don't turn on the radio, you won't have to worry about the antenna. Listen to some CDs for a while until the weather warms up.
Old Jan 12, 2007 | 11:30 PM
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Yeah it's usually pretty bad when the forecasted highs are under freezing.
Old Jan 13, 2007 | 07:42 AM
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yay for my GXE's keypad opens trunk, puts down windows and ofcourse unlocks!
Old Jan 13, 2007 | 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Cliff Clavin
If you don't turn on the radio, you won't have to worry about the antenna. Listen to some CDs for a while until the weather warms up.
yeah i dont really listen to the radio anyhoo but this'll easily keep it working
and in a few days ill plug it back in for the rest of the year since it should be back to mild (all 3 maximers ive owned have working ant.)must be the real cold places where they are famous for breaking and all 3 masta-mas ive owned never had window reg or fuel injector problems for the last 6-7 years
Old Jan 13, 2007 | 11:21 AM
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Two things I remember from winters in Chicago, Use Lock-ease squirted into the locks. This prevents water from freezing in them and lets them work properly in the cold. Also, there's no good way to lube the antenna for the cold. Just keep the mast wiped down and clean, perhaps wiping it with a rag sprayed with WD40, but don't soak it as any lube on the antenna causes it to stick.
Old Jan 13, 2007 | 11:44 AM
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ohh, geez... I forget about what it's like for other people who live in Cold Climates for daily routines... that SUCKS...

Gets up to "feels like" 80 here in N Florida Today
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