A V8 mid-size truck w/ little tires was made for parking lots in the
winter. Damn I had some fun back home the first winter I had my truck. Now
I'm in NC, and winter here doesn't include snow for some awful reason. :-(
Later,
Robert
Jodi Lewis wrote:
> Personally, to prepare for winter, I make sure to put my ice scraper and
> lock de-icer in my truck..then scope out all of the big parking lots
> that will ice over so that when the snows come I know where to take my
> Dakota for some fun! :)
>
> -Jodi
> jlewis@sharetech.com
> '98 Dakota Sport
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: fawcett@uism.bu.edu [SMTP:fawcett@uism.bu.edu]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 7:30 PM
> > To: DAKOTA-TRUCK@buffnet.net
> > Subject: DML: RE: Winterizing the Dak was:reading till my eyes
> > crossed ove
> >
> >
> > ______________________________ Forward Header
> > __________________________________
> >
> > Gotta confess I wasn't worrying about it too much but I'll
> > probably
> > put in some 5W-30 oil at the next change... should be late Nov.
> > or
> > early Dec. by then. Make sure all your fluids are up to snuff
> > and
> > there is at least a 50-50 mix in the windshield washer
> > reservoir...
> > The last one sounds stupid but I new a guy that just put water in
> > over
> > the summer when he ran out and forgot about it... The thing
> > looked
> > like a popped balloon when it thawed out:-)
> >
> > Other than that, check with Bruce... he might have a spare room
> > and a
> > board for the winter;-)
> >
> > T.
> >
> > <<Jacqueline,
> > In San Diego we winterize our vehicles by cleaning the sand out
> > of the
> > carpets and putting the ski racks in the bed. Still leave the
> > boards
> > in the
> > back though since winter swells are coming! Other than that, its
> > all
> > the
> > same in the big terrarium.
> > BKB
> >
> > - -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jacqueline [mailto:wikdbytch@innocent.com]
> > Sent: Monday, September 21, 1998 2:30 PM
> > To: dakota-truck-digest@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> > Subject: DML: reading till my eyes crossed over...
> >
> >
> > Hi all...been away and spent last 2 days catching up on my
> > reading..phew..you guys sure go at it don't ya?
> > anyway...winters coming and I need to get my truck ready. Bought
> > this
> > truck up from Des Moines, Iowa to NW Minnesota. Suggestions
> > appreciated
> > on winter readiness.
> > Thanks..>>
-- Mailto:rotrottmann@davidson.edu http://www.davidson.edu/personal/rotrottmann/default.htm Davidson, NC 95 Sport 318 Auto 2WD
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