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Thanks Ghia Nut! I'm enjoying making it. Getting through this winter has been challenging and sometimes I think next year at this time I'll be driving something more modern. Then I bet three days later I'll be jonesing to drive the beetle again😀
Speaking of winter, here are some shots taken during some much nicer weather testing the car for the year ahead. (I'm thinking warm thoughts)
Hogback mountain in Vermont
Hammonasset Beach State Park CT
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DAY 177
Had a little fun at the gas station today. The kid working there came out of the both because he thought I was parked backwards:)
So I guess the weekly snow storm was rescheduled to Tuesday this week. Last night's drive home was like one of them crippling storms down south, where they don't have plows. None of the roads were plowed on my way home. The weird thing was it was so bright out. Here is a picture from 11:30 PM. No flash just low light setting.
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!!!! 6 Months!!!!
I think I see the light at the end of the tunnel! Finally after weeks of below average temps we are experiencing above freezing temperatures. I almost forgot what that was like. Sometimes I can just get in the car and start it up and drive without having to warm it up.
240 miles this week most of them today. With a trip 42 miles north of here to Yankee Candle Village, Deerfield MA. We had to make a few unexpected stops on the way back. A- Bomb was running fine then when we got off the highway he wouldn’t idle and stalled. Kind of fixed it after the parking area on 91 but still not quite right. I got a bunch of things to check tomorrow to see what’s going on. And what do I do when it just isn’t running quite right? Go just a little future up the road to Vermont.
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Week 27
116 miles this week. Started the week with figuring out the stalling problem. It turned out to be a bad set of points. Much better temps finally! I even opened the window once. No special trips jut a little more driving to see if I worked out the stalling issue. I did get the chance to do a real decent desalting of the car. Hopefully that could be the last one….???. Day 186 took a ride to the local UPS store to ship out an engine block for Herbie to RIMCO. Nothing like using an air-cooled car to deliver an air-cooled engine block.
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DAY 194
I decided to change the oil a little earlier since it was starting to look a little black. Its short of three months but has a lot of time on it. Oh yeah here is the forecast: Today, 3/20/15: Becoming mostly cloudy with snow developing in the afternoon. High: 32 inland, 33 shore.
Tonight: Spring arrives at 6:45pm! Snow this evening with a total accumulation of 1-5" (lightest amounts in Northern Connecticut and highest amounts in Southern Connecticut. Low: 26
Not exactly the ideal weather for an oil change but I drained it after getting home form work then finished up the job this mourning.
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