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As cold as its been I haven't started the ole chevy for a month went out there and pulled the choke and cranked away and just when I thought she wasn't going to fire she fired up and purred.I was so proud...
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Glad she fired up and all is well. We'll get through this winter somehow...
I love going out to warm up the car once in a while. My wife calls it my 'therapy'. Maybe we've breathed too much exhaust fumes.
-Daryl Scott #45848
• 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline Sportmaster Sedan
• 1976 Chevrolet C20 Fleetside
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I'm with ya. I started my 48 up just before the weather got bone cold. Love listening to her exhaust blat and solids clicking away as she warms up. She's got a turbo muffler and a fat tail pipe end - makes for a pretty loud exhaust. The PO put this stuff on, and, I enjoy it too much to take it back to stock.
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Oldengineer
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I hear ya. A few weekends back the high for the day was a chilly 68...way too cold to take the car out for it's weekend cruise.  
47 Aerosedan
41 Cabriolet
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Man that HURTS!!!!!
The 47 is in hibernation. At -17 below zero and a windchill of -45 a few days ago, don't know how people did it back in the day with these cars as everyday drivers here in the Midwest??
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It's amazing that these ole engines survived, what type of antifreeze did they use back then.
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There were two types of anti-freeze used bak in 1947. One was for winter only and was alachol based. TThen there was the permenant type almost like what we have today. Newer cars usually had the permenant type installed by the owner. We used toused 1 1/2 al. A.F. with water. Thar brought the freezing point down to about 30 below. In this southern part of Wiscon it could get as low as 25 below some years. Much colder up north.
The oil was straight #10 and with a good battery a Chevrolet would start at 25 below. An engine in good tune was necessary.
A Chevrolet was a good starting cold or damp weather car as was the flat head Ford.
The Chrysler products were poor in cold or damp weather. It was always said "If the sun went under a cloud a Plymouth would not start".
Gene Schneider
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An old book I have (dated 1934) says they used denatured alcohol, distilled glycerin, and Eveready Prestone. Each had their own advantages. Alcohol was the cheapest, the glycerine had a high boiling point, as did the Prestone, but the Prestone was the most expensive. Also some simply drained the systems and added water when using the car.
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Chev Nut: You're right about the Dodge stuff in Winter. Back in the early 60's I drove a stock 37 Dodge Business Coupe to High School. Had a time getting the thing to start in cold weather. I finally had a rebuilt engine installed in it, and, equipped it with a hot coil, and, it got lots easier to get going in cold weather. However, you have to give kudos to Dodge - the heater and defroster in the Dodge worked pretty good.
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