Good lord Becky I've not stirred for three days because we've got four inches of snow. Jim Sharpe Manchester U K ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] Fw: Canada! > In a message dated 12/29/00 11:18:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > > Hi Becky et al, my son spent some time working around Bismark, North Dakota > > some years ago and I remember him telling me that the parking places had > > cables provided to plug in to the cars [automobiles] in order to stop the > > engines freezing solid. > > > > Jim Sharpe Manchester UK > > > > Hi Jim, > Just a quick note before I go to lunch (something I haven't had the > privilege of in a long while). Yes, there are places to plug in your > vehicles. This does help tremendously with a cold start. However, sometimes > it is cold enough that the diesel (will turn to gel, engine shuts down) & air > lines will freeze up as you go down the road. This is what the additives > help tremendously with. Imagine, if you will, driving a vehicle which weighs > a minimum of 60,000 pounds (what that is in metric's I don't know) at 50 > miles an hour. The air lines have frozen, but you don't know that because > you haven't watched your gauges or maybe a gauge malfunctions. Then, you try > to brake & there is nothing there. There has to be at least 125 pounds of > air pressure for the brakes to function. My trucks, when loaded, weigh > between 40,000 & 72,000 pounds. It takes quite a lot to stop these trucks, > something that the average driver doesn't think about. There are some trucks > out there with the capability of loading heavier. Well, so much for a quick > comment on air brakes. > > Take care, > Becky > > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG Anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.225 / Virus Database: 107 - Release Date: 12/21/00 > > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > Don't forget you can also post your surnames or any other messages you may want to share in our on line forum message board, > http://amazingforums.com/forum/NORTH/forum.html > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.225 / Virus Database: 107 - Release Date: 12/22/00