Can this be true ????
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ORIGINAL: nine11c2
Ha, ha, ha....
My wife's family thinks that if it's gonna go down below freezing and you have only a 1/4 tank in the car, you gotta go fill it up or the gas in the tank will freeze. No amount of talking will convince them otherwise (gas typically remains COMBUSTIBLE at like -100F - the best figure I've gotten is that, while it differs by gas component, gas freezes as something like -238 degrees F).
Ha, ha, ha....
My wife's family thinks that if it's gonna go down below freezing and you have only a 1/4 tank in the car, you gotta go fill it up or the gas in the tank will freeze. No amount of talking will convince them otherwise (gas typically remains COMBUSTIBLE at like -100F - the best figure I've gotten is that, while it differs by gas component, gas freezes as something like -238 degrees F).
So while it's true that the 'liquid gold' in the tank will not turn into 'solid gold', it can freeze enough to cause problems with a vehicle.
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RE: Can this be true ????
ORIGINAL: voodoodrug
Ive seen electricians put extra insulation on wall switches to conserve energy? looks like a plastic/foam templet that goes behind switch cover?
Ive seen electricians put extra insulation on wall switches to conserve energy? looks like a plastic/foam templet that goes behind switch cover?
ORIGINAL: garcon
A neighbor came over to look at my RoadKing and said I should put a piece of rubber under the stand when it is parked in the garage. He said that the jiffy stand will slowly drain the battery acting as a ground. Sounds kind of strange to me, but ?????
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RE: Can this be true ????
A pointed wood Jiffy stand wont help after the wood gets wet! You should prolly put a water diode (Check Valve) in line with the wood stand so the electricity cant flow out of the bike.
Dave...........
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RE: Can this be true ????
ORIGINAL: choochoo
Are you referring to me about the battery above?
If so then you'd be calling me a liar and that ain't nice.
and the statement about the battery is true!
Bike is 01 flhtci, wrecked 1/11/02. Feb 02 took in the house
stripped and as time and monney (mostly money) would permit
rebuilt and customized it.
That battery sat just likeI said on the back porch until March of this year.
I brought it in, put voltmeter on it and it said 4.89 volts.
I was surprised I thought it would be totally dead.
It charged up good enough to test starting the bike.
With charger turned to boost, it cranked over. Moved bike out of frontroom
(was there for 5 years ..no garage).
Put charger back on and bike started.
re-started bike 2 days later with out the charger.
Bike has sat outside now a month no charger soon as weather clears we will
see what happens.
Are you referring to me about the battery above?
If so then you'd be calling me a liar and that ain't nice.
and the statement about the battery is true!
Bike is 01 flhtci, wrecked 1/11/02. Feb 02 took in the house
stripped and as time and monney (mostly money) would permit
rebuilt and customized it.
That battery sat just likeI said on the back porch until March of this year.
I brought it in, put voltmeter on it and it said 4.89 volts.
I was surprised I thought it would be totally dead.
It charged up good enough to test starting the bike.
With charger turned to boost, it cranked over. Moved bike out of frontroom
(was there for 5 years ..no garage).
Put charger back on and bike started.
re-started bike 2 days later with out the charger.
Bike has sat outside now a month no charger soon as weather clears we will
see what happens.
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I gotta brige for ya if you buy that one
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From: lancaster, pa
RE: Can this be true ????
No the electrician was installing on interior wall switches, but that makessense about them being more for insulation reasons. I will let the subject rest here on hdforums. I do need to know everything about thisso will go on the electricians forum and get to the bottom of it once and forall.iminabowlofwater,iminabowlofwater,iminabo wlofwater..
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ORIGINAL: garcon
A neighbor came over to look at my RoadKing and said I should put a piece of rubber under the stand when it is parked in the garage.He said that the jiffy stand will slowly drain the battery acting as a ground. Sounds kind of strange to me, but ?????
A neighbor came over to look at my RoadKing and said I should put a piece of rubber under the stand when it is parked in the garage.He said that the jiffy stand will slowly drain the battery acting as a ground. Sounds kind of strange to me, but ?????
