All in all, it was a good experience.
Saturday, the first day of Spring, I posted a dismissal of Winter - since the day was occasioned with wind, rain, and sleet. I welcomed the Maiden Spring, and ordered Old Man Winter to get thee hence from my sight.
This morning, when I went out to load up my gear for the beginning of my work week - this is what greeted me:
That's my Wife's Kia, buried under about 6 inches of snow - with more coming down. I had already cleared the bulk off of my Tacoma, which you can see in the background. The streets are awful, so I didn't clear off my Wife's car. Further deterrent for her to get out on the roads unnecessarily. On my drive in to work (normally 30 minutes), I passed no fewer than 7 cars stuck in the ditches.
Texas Weather.... Whatta ya gonna do?
3 comments:
I'll have to try the Seafoam stuff. My bike's been sitting up for a while, and I neglected to winterize it or use a fuel stabilizer. Last time I started it it was having the same problems yours was.
Gator - Yeah, Seafoam is the shit. You can get it at most auto supply places, at least around here.
The seafoam is doing its work on the fuel system, and a product called "Engine Restorer" is helping with the smoking. It goes in the crankcase oil. Smoking in our situation is usually caused by dried out valve seals and and/or worn rings - both of which let oil leak into the combustion chamber where it burns up. The engine restorer does a bang up job revitalizing these parts so that they don't let oil into the cylinder where it doesn't belong.
It won't help cases genuinely needing a valve or ring job, but its a good fix for minor cases due to bikes sitting unused for long periods - but are otherwise in good shape.
wow.. that's gotta be havock on your ecosystem too...
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