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Plays_with_Toys
12-05-2005, 06:48 PM
So it was so cold this morning, my clutch barely would depress, and it was extremely difficult to engage gears. Something people have mentioned before *cough mark cough*.
Here's something I've never experienced. It was so cold my clutch wouldn't grab. If I gave it more than 1/8 accelerator, the engine would spool up with very very minimal acceleration. IT WAS COLD!!!!!!!
I guess this proves my clutch is on the way out ( 131k miles, I think its done its duty :lol: )
Wiscon_Mark
12-05-2005, 07:00 PM
It dipped below zero here today also.
my clutch is fine, but gears were incredibly hard to shift. Clutch has 172k, I guess its an ironman clutch :lol:
Legacy4Life
12-05-2005, 09:22 PM
Gotta love that indoor garage! :wav:
This is the first house I've had with a garage and I honestly think I will never go without again! I never let it go much below freezing, which still seems cold, but it's a heck of alot warmer then the winters we can get here! And the car always starts great!
Legacy4Life!
shazapple
12-05-2005, 10:05 PM
I also enjoy having a garage, even if its just big enough to fit my car into.
Its nice for those -30*C (-22*F) days
Plays_with_Toys
12-05-2005, 10:39 PM
Yeah... our garage is full. Y'know how it is. Kid gets the shaft :lol: :lol:
BAC5.2
12-05-2005, 11:16 PM
We have a 3-car garage. My Legacy and my motorcycle are taking up the first two, and my tools are taking up the third.
"Sorry Mom and Dad, I'd move my car but the transmission is sitting next to it!"
That's odd that your clutch wouldn't work. Cold temperatures shouldn't effect the clutch engagement. You are sandwiching an organic material between two metallic plates with fairly extreme force. It should pick up and go.
For those having trouble shifting when cold, Redline Lightweight Shockproof. My car shifts like it's 80 degrees outside, on the first shift of the morning. It's awesome!
MitchGT
12-06-2005, 12:25 AM
I get clutch slippage on very cold days too, but only until the car warms up. Then again anyone from Nabisco knows all about my clutch troubles :roll:
BAC5.2
12-06-2005, 03:00 AM
That's wild!
I've never had any of my cars clutches slip more in the cold than in the warm.
The worst I ever got, was some slight shudder in my legacy when it was wet or really really cold. The clutch on the forester is nearly broken in, and it seems fine, even in cold temps (under 20 degrees now).
HFSDevil
12-06-2005, 03:48 AM
My rotors got ice on them. Let me tell yeah it was a little scary until the ice went away and my brakes grabbed.... (about 4 seconds)
Wiscon_Mark
12-06-2005, 11:32 AM
My rotors got ice on them. Let me tell yeah it was a little scary until the ice went away and my brakes grabbed.... (about 4 seconds)
yep, you gotta brake gradually on those bad weather days... :?
GT Wagon
12-06-2005, 11:59 AM
I don't know about it being "too cold for the clutch to grab". My '91 engages near the top which tells me its about done however it easily engages in -30 degree temperatures when the seats are still as hard as concrete.
subieyacht
12-21-2005, 02:13 PM
i put in my block warmer today, and boy was my car happy this morning
Wiscon_Mark
12-21-2005, 08:02 PM
i put in my block warmer today, and boy was my car happy this morning
hmmm, I think i should get one...although I'd have to run a long extension cord :?
Legacy4Life
12-21-2005, 09:37 PM
Mark, you can unplug it before you leave the house. :lol:
Or you could get a generator and run it all the time that way! :smt021
Wiscon_Mark
12-21-2005, 09:58 PM
Mark, you can unplug it before you leave the house. :lol:
Or you could get a generator and run it all the time that way! :smt021
I don't have a garage, and I park away from the house, my mom gets the outlet parking spot...I was commenting that all that extension cord could cause electrical problems as our house wiring blows.
ooberdoob
12-21-2005, 10:03 PM
what block warmer do you have?
Huffer
12-21-2005, 11:50 PM
Subaru make an engine block warmer (plugs into the coolant hole on the underside) and a battery warmer. Both actually share the same part# in some cases.
The block warmers are universal across all EJ-series engines. I have one sitting here waiting to be installed (you drain a bit of coolant to do it).
$35 approx. for either warmer.
Plays_with_Toys
12-22-2005, 12:48 AM
Mark, you can unplug it before you leave the house. :lol:
Bwahahahahahaha. :lol: That's a funny visual.
TheBigJesus.
12-22-2005, 01:33 AM
Yeah... our garage is full. Y'know how it is. Kid gets the shaft :lol: :lol:
Yeah, ours is like this. Dad's car, mom's car, the van. The van is only used maybe once a week (later in the day), so it makes me sad when I go outside into the cold to my car, which happens to be parked next to my older brother's forester.
Sarra
12-23-2005, 04:13 AM
Mark, you can unplug it before you leave the house. :lol:
Or you could get a generator and run it all the time that way! :smt021
I don't have a garage, and I park away from the house, my mom gets the outlet parking spot...I was commenting that all that extension cord could cause electrical problems as our house wiring blows.
What are Neighbors for? :lol:
Had some trouble with the Outback when it was, of all things, 22F out, but no problems when it was 3F out. That was more of a starter issue than clutch, as the Outback is auto.
I get minor shudder when it's below freezing, sometimes it's really bad. =\ Might have to do with my car being a hydrolic clutch though...
ooberdoob
12-23-2005, 11:24 AM
Subaru make an engine block warmer (plugs into the coolant hole on the underside) and a battery warmer. Both actually share the same part# in some cases.
The block warmers are universal across all EJ-series engines. I have one sitting here waiting to be installed (you drain a bit of coolant to do it).
$35 approx. for either warmer.
by plug, do you mean screw in? i'm not gonna mess with freeze plugs, but i'll deal with screwing/unscrewing stuff :lol:
Huffer
12-23-2005, 01:33 PM
No... there's a heater element that installs in a plugged section of the engine, underneath. It has a power cable on it. You simply install that, top off the coolant and run an extension power cable (insulated, naturally) to the block warmer.
When the car is started, you just unplug the warmer and tuck the cable behind the bumper (fitting the weather proof cover over the prongs).
BAC5.2
12-23-2005, 02:32 PM
Block heaters make motors last FOREVER though!
When I build my motor, the first and foremost item I will be installing will be an OEM block heater.
Huffer
12-23-2005, 04:36 PM
I have one sitting here waiting to be attached to my hybrid block. Just have to find a Subaru worthy of putting the engine into...my car is just sitting, rusting...
galek_98gt
12-30-2005, 11:28 PM
and down here in the southern region it got so cold i had to put a sweater on :lol:
but seriously, sorry you guys have to deal with such frigid temps.
Plays_with_Toys
12-30-2005, 11:42 PM
and down here in the southern region it got so cold i had to put a sweater on :lol:
but seriously, sorry you guys have to deal with such frigid temps.
Hmmm... I bought $150 worth of cold weather clothes for my work. In fact, the other day I had three layers of pants, and four layers of jacket/shirts, my microfleece detached hoody, and my microfleece gloves. I was comfortable, but not exactly warm. Especially my hands/feet, which never seem to gain enough warmth.
galek_98gt
12-30-2005, 11:54 PM
[quote="galek_98gt":2go4lflk]and down here in the southern region it got so cold i had to put a sweater on :lol:
but seriously, sorry you guys have to deal with such frigid temps.
Hmmm... I bought $150 worth of cold weather clothes for my work. In fact, the other day I had three layers of pants, and four layers of jacket/shirts, my microfleece detached hoody, and my microfleece gloves. I was comfortable, but not exactly warm. Especially my hands/feet, which never seem to gain enough warmth.[/quote:2go4lflk]
wow. for christmas i was wearing a t-shirt and jeans.
Wiscon_Mark
12-31-2005, 10:03 AM
wow. for christmas i was wearing a t-shirt and jeans.
Hey, so was I. I was in Dayton, OH, and it felt like summer at 43* :lol:
Plays_with_Toys
12-31-2005, 12:55 PM
Actually christmas was nice. But, when you have to stand outside for 8 hours, especially in the blowing wind, it gets real cold real quick.
Sarra
12-31-2005, 07:07 PM
[quote="galek_98gt":141rba94]and down here in the southern region it got so cold i had to put a sweater on :lol:
but seriously, sorry you guys have to deal with such frigid temps.
Hmmm... I bought $150 worth of cold weather clothes for my work. In fact, the other day I had three layers of pants, and four layers of jacket/shirts, my microfleece detached hoody, and my microfleece gloves. I was comfortable, but not exactly warm. Especially my hands/feet, which never seem to gain enough warmth.[/quote:141rba94]
Go to the store, and find the tampons. In that general area, you should find some heat pads with adhesive on them. Buy a few, and stick 'em to the inside of your gloves or boots. they'll keep you warm for a few hours. ;)
Wiscon_Mark
12-31-2005, 07:09 PM
Sarra, you live in oregon, you don't know what cold is
Pwise2326
02-08-2006, 11:02 PM
....yeah cause Oregon isn't like a northern state or nothing....no it's right next to sunny New mexico, if by next to I mean a good 2-3 days of driving and a cocaine binge to stay awake for that duration, yeah its next to it.
You can become hypothermic in 30 degree weather or in -30 degree weather, at least in -30 it would put you out of your misery in a much shorter period of time, but as far as I'm concerned, cold is cold.
I like Sarra's reference to the tampon aisle, unfortunately for those of us that aren't in relationships of the required duration to place ourselves in the position to enter that aisle other than passing through, it's probably not the best point of reference. --Especially with Mark, the only thing plugging up his girlfriend is a vinyl patch and some rubber cement to keep the air from escaping :twisted:
Where would the block heater "plug in" to the engine so-to-speak? I may just need to invest in one of these seeing how many nights I've been running late for work and haven't had a chance to let the car warm up before speeding into work.
Wiscon_Mark
02-08-2006, 11:07 PM
....yeah cause Oregon isn't like a northern state or nothing....no it's right next to sunny New mexico, if by next to I mean a good 2-3 days of driving and a cocaine binge to stay awake for that duration, yeah its next to it.
It has nothing to do with latitude, its next to the ocean ;)
And my tranny doesn't get good and stiff until its about 15* or below, 30 degrees is a like a dream for shifting to me.
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