First winter car melt of the season...

larryinlc · 01-19-2011, 09:12 PM

For those of you like me who live in the north where the temp never gets above freezing and the snow never melts until spring, you know what I'm talking about.

It's about mid season and time for the first car snow melt. Snow and ice had become so wedged up in the wheel wells that I could hardly turn the front wheels anymore. Car seems a bit sluggish too.

I take it to my friends heated shop for a few hours and have some beers and a cigar and watch the snow slowly turn to dirty brown water on the floor. Half way through the process I go around the car and try to loosen up the big chunks to speed the process along. I got two removed from the back that were the size of loaves of bread between the mufflers and the fenders. I swear they must have weighed 20 lbs each.

Anyway, three hours later the job is finished. Car is probably 100 lbs lighter now and maybe the gas mileage will go up. Just thought I'd post about the routine that most in the north deal with every year. And, every year it never ceases to amaze me just how much snow and ice can get packed up under the car.

Larry

01-19-2011, 09:12 PM	#1
larryinlc Angry Packer Fan Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Larry Location: Starvalley Posts: 325 Trading: (15)	First winter car melt of the season... For those of you like me who live in the north where the temp never gets above freezing and the snow never melts until spring, you know what I'm talking about. It's about mid season and time for the first car snow melt. Snow and ice had become so wedged up in the wheel wells that I could hardly turn the front wheels anymore. Car seems a bit sluggish too. I take it to my friends heated shop for a few hours and have some beers and a cigar and watch the snow slowly turn to dirty brown water on the floor. Half way through the process I go around the car and try to loosen up the big chunks to speed the process along. I got two removed from the back that were the size of loaves of bread between the mufflers and the fenders. I swear they must have weighed 20 lbs each. Anyway, three hours later the job is finished. Car is probably 100 lbs lighter now and maybe the gas mileage will go up. Just thought I'd post about the routine that most in the north deal with every year. And, every year it never ceases to amaze me just how much snow and ice can get packed up under the car. Larry