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Why all the oil changes Lee? I read on the interwebs that now one can go 10,000 - 20,000 miles between changes. :smilewinkgrin:

 

I do 10K on both my modern engine cars......FWIW.

 

The oil has certainly progressed over the years but the filters are pretty much the same from when we were in short pants.

 

Yes, but engines aren't. The crap that contaminates oil when we were in short pants isn't part of today engines.

 

Nothing it was too cold! I did change out the thermostat yesterday though. Pretty straight forward job and yes the old one had seen better days. So far so good, hopefully that was it.

 

Thank goodness.

 

Today I am going out to look for a garage heater. Any suggestions...

 

Size of structure, how it's insulated, temperature required and what type of fuel will enter into what will work for you.

 

I insulated my 700 sqft garage and put a used pellet stove in it. The stove will warm the garage from below freezing to 70F in about an hour and that is on the lowest setting, a bag of pellets lasts for a day, though I only run the stove when I'm working there.

 

You must have a detached garage?

My shop/garage is under the bedrooms, which really limits what I can do down there.....my lift can only raise a car about 3 ft due to ceiling height, and I can't do any painting or anything that produces noxious fumes. Anytime I run an car I either open the garage doors or back it outside......

With my engine test stand, I roll it over to the back door and stick the muffler out the door.

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Today I took my car out to fine tune the new Meth system. :devil:

Wow is it hard to keep traction on a dry road when it’s 12 degrees.

 

My car stayed in its detached two-car garage all day. I wish I had thought to insulate my garage when the house was being built, so I could add air-conditioning. A heated garage is not really a thing down here.

CD

 

Blown in insulation perhaps ??

 

Yes, it is separate from the house, though it has a small apartment on one side of it. I am planning to add three more bays to the garage side of it this summer.

 

My MINI is staying in its garage, again, today. Why? Because I am hibernating. It is 25 degrees out there. One year ago, today, it was 70-degrees outside. It's not 70 degrees INSIDE my house, today.

CD

 

I'd enjoy some 25 degree weather. It's 6 here now. brr

 

It's warmed all the way up to 18* here, but I see the East coast is about to get what we've had the last few days, better break out your woolen jammies over there on the right coast!