Winterize your Cat Reminder

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SSsssteamer

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Last night we had a frosty 32 degrees F. Just a reminder to winterize your Cat for the cold weather that is coming. Today I started up my D4 7U and added a gallon of antifreeze to the radiator. While I had it running, I drove it out of its shed and adjusted the tracks so it will be ready to use this wnter.

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Sun, Oct 4, 2009 9:51 AM

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Living in the same climate as you Steamer, one other winterizing job I do is make sure that I park the mag. so that the points are open. Then next year, the pony starts right up without messing with the points. On the 2U, I pull through the first compression and then very slowly through the second until the mag fires and stop or back up just a bit. On the 19A, the points will open on every fire so I pull through the compression until firing and back up just a hair. Someone else will have to fill in on the other cats. firpitch

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Mon, Oct 5, 2009 7:05 AM

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Living in the same climate as you Steamer, one other winterizing job I do is make sure that I park the mag. so that the points are open. Then next year, the pony starts right up without messing with the points. On the 2U, I pull through the first compression and then very slowly through the second until the mag fires and stop or back up just a bit. On the 19A, the points will open on every fire so I pull through the compression until firing and back up just a hair. Someone else will have to fill in on the other cats. firpitch

They threatened us with a light frost, so I checked the Antifreeze in everything except the Ford Model A. Drained it until I get some more A/F. Seems expensive this year?

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Tue, Oct 6, 2009 12:29 AM

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