[Miata] Cold!

[Nora Hague]

-30C up here in the Montreal area. Banshee's running just fine. She's got a
block heater and a battery warmer so starting in the morning's not a
problem, but she sure turns over longer than usual starting up after a day
parked at the train station.

I put gas-line antifreeze in every month or so but other liquids don't seem
to have a problem. She's equipped with steel rims and Toyo G2 Observe + snow
tires. Traction has not been a problem except for that time the driveway was
a super-smooth slick sheet of ice...

Yes, the hard top squeaks, just like styrofoam, mostly on the passenger
side. I figure it's a problem time will solve once spring rolls around so
I'm not going to fiddle with shims or other measures, especially when it's
-30C out there. I'd rather put up with the squeak.


-- 
Nora (imagine a Canadian flag here)
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and Banshee
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On 2/6/07, MH <nik586 at mts.net> wrote:
>
>  Mine was squeaking on the driver's side.  I took it off for an afternoon
> spin early January and now my passenger side is squeaking.  I don't know
> what to do to get rid of it.  I have tried tightening everything and
> shimming the plate  under the Frankenstein bolt at bit.  Didn't really seem
> to help much.
>
> Marvin
>
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* miata-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:miata-bounces at realbig.com] *On
> Behalf Of *Dillon
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 06, 2007 2:35 PM
> *To:* miata at realbig.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Miata] Cold!
>
>
>  I left my Miata parked at O'Hare for 3 weeks, picking it up in 10 degree
> weather on Thursday.  She started right up - no probs.  I did notice this
> last weekend that even with Redline MT-90 and 75w90 freshly replaced in the
> tranny/diff, the car still felt like I was shifting through mud once the
> temp dropped below 0F.  Powersteering was getting a little sticky too.
>
> The only thing I really don't like is that my hard-top has started to
> squeak like styrofoam now that the temps are extremely low.  I just can't
> get that sound out of my head.
>
> It's also gotten a lot easier to oversteer around corners even in my snow
> tires.  I probably left a dozen burnouts in my wake ;)
>
> Aside from the hard-top squeaking, I love driving my Miata in the winter
> time ...
>
>
>
> On 2/6/07, Robert Manssen < reelbrat at hawaiiantel.net> wrote:
> >
> >  Eighty two degrees here on Maui today.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > *From:* MH <nik586 at mts.net>
> > *To:* miata at realbig.com
> >  *Sent:* Tuesday, February 06, 2007 5:15 AM
> > *Subject:* RE: [Miata] Cold!
> >
> >
> > I turn right out my driveway, Left on the highway, left again after 7
> > minutes and left again after about another 12.  That's it!  Oh the
> > injustice!  Did I mention the complete lack of any elevation change?
> >
> > Our roads are so straight and boring out here, I could fall asleep at
> > the wheel and wake up in a difference province!
> >
> > Marvin
> >
> >
> >  ------------------------------
> > *From:* Hank [mailto:Subhunter at verizon.net]
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 06, 2007 8:54 AM
> > *To:* MH; miata at realbig.com
> > *Subject:* Re: [Miata] Cold!
> >
> >
> >  Cold shouldn't be a surprise to anybody that lives that far north! Try
> > 6 degrees and a 25 kt wind in south-eastern Nawth Carolina.  It's supposed
> > to be warm down here!  Oh yeah, solution to your freezing
> > problem........drive faster, lots faster.  Your not driving fast enough to
> > create friction and oh yeah, turn and shift a whole lot!
> >
> >
> > Hank & the Scandalously Striped Silver '99
> > Curmudgeon Racing
> > Deep in the Heart of Dragon Country
> > Murphy, Nawth Carolina
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > *From:* MH <nik586 at mts.net>
> > *To:* miata at realbig.com
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 06, 2007 9:43 AM
> > *Subject:* [Miata] Cold!
> >
> >
> >
> > It has been so cold up in Manitoba that the last two days my clutch
> > fluid and power steering fluid are freezing while I am driving!  -40°C is
> > just plain cold!
> >
> > Marvin
> >
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