I think your guess is as good as anyone else who doesn't know what's actually in that stuff
Anyone else in the NE who stored their cars for the winter releasing them early?
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I think your guess is as good as anyone else who doesn't know what's actually in that stuff
Started out as a timing cover, pulley bridge and alt bracket swap, but we noticed that the valve cover gaskets along with power steering line are leaking. While we’re at it the water pump and cam guides are being swapped out.
Hopefully back on the road by mid April.
Some of you mentioned salt on the roads. Here in Cheshire, CT, they stopped using sand and salt a few years ago. They switched to a chemical (liquid) applied to the roads before a snowfall or freezing rain. It works well with a coating of snow, afterwhich it must be plowed. Effective and less messy. But I've heard reports that the chemical used is very corrosive and corrodes undercarriages worse than salt. This is another reason why I don't choose to drive my Genesis during the winter.
Tones, do they use the same chemical on your roads? Just curious.
They use a brine to pretreat the roads here too, but they still use salt afterwards. Depending on the area it's either salt brine or calcium, usually mixed with beet juice.
I've heard it's some beet juice and I'm not sure what else.
My co-worker's uncle does snowplowing/salting in the winter time and he mentioned that they use beet juice in the mix.
Damn. Staying with stock replacement lines or going a different route?
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Sticking with stock just for the simplicity. Bound to find other issues the further we dive in.
In NH the roads in the southeast after last weeks rain are pretty much salt free, western part still salt and pretty much north of the capital Concord, still salt on roads. After having my blower ported and polished and sitting since November, I had to take a quick rip up my street, but waiting for the main roads to be in better shape. April first is usually my date to unleash the ponies. Possible snow on Friday, back to square one again !
I'm pretty sure our town uses a liquid salt brine. It's put down in strips form a special applicator. I Googled salt brine and it definitely is not good for vehicles. Which is why so many of us avoid driving on treated roads during the winter months. This year, of course, it's been an exception, and rains have pretty much displaced the brine. "Brine is sprayed on as a liquid. It doesn't bounce, lands where it's directed and is 100 percent effective. Safer for you as a driver, and better for you as a taxpayer. For your car, however, it's not better than rock salt."
We might get some rain and maybe a snow shower in the north, but little or no accumulation. I just have to hope they don't lay down more salt brine on the roads. They usually don't unless slippery conditions are expected. Fingers crossed.
Not in the NE area, but the same rules apply here. I used to get ants in the pants every year. Couple sunny, warmer "teaser" days and away I went. Reality always seems to kick back in, though. Can't count on any consistency until maybe mid-late April. I find that I'm less eager to get the car out nowadays. Not sure if it's because I'm getting older (not older as in elderly, just maturing lol) and am maybe distracted by other responsibilities. The more likely reason is that I've accumulated other toys and don't feel nearly as bad about taking one of them out on a sunny March day.
Here's what it boils down to now that I've reflected and wasted your time: just take the Genesis for a rip, Bob! Make up an excuse to run to Costco and take the long way home. lol
Here's what it boils down to now that I've reflected and wasted your time: just take the Genesis for a rip, Bob! Make up an excuse to run to Costco and take the long way home. lol
Mine is in storage till May, I pay from November-May flat fee. Supplied tenders and all. The wifes vert is on my trailer currently. Getting ready to start the body work and paint to freshen it up
You're not wasting anyone's time. Good read. Well, tomorrow "release" day, but wouldn't ya know they're forecasting rain in the afternoon. Saturday and Sunday look good, so I may have to hold off until Saturday for a long drive. Tomorrow will be a short drive.....maybe to Costco.
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