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
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> 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
>
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> 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..>>
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