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markcharltonOld enough to know better and still young enough not to care. My '71 Pantera

Hey Paul,

No continuous heat in my garage, but it is insulated which keeps it on average 10°C warmer than outside. As you must know even better that I, every bit helps in February...

Your car came from Quebec, so it likely has proper antifreeze coolant, but years ago I had purchased a car from the southern states. During our first really bitter cold night it suddenly occurred to me to wonder if the "coolant" would survive freezing. Out came the hydrometer (not the best way of testing, but better than nothing) and lo and behold, absolutely NO antifreeze capability in the coolant! It wasn't fun draining and replacing coolant at 10 pm in a below-freezing garage, but it was better than the alternative. Thank goodness for 24-hour WalMarts!

Mark

11/8/147:27 PM

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