Posted by jdemaris on September 28, 2010 at 07:57:42 from (67.142.130.24):
In Reply to: Winter of 1979 posted by Jg20601 on September 27, 2010 at 20:53:45:
Different here in central New York. 1979 was one of the few winters we almost no snow at all. I only remember that because I was able to drive my truck up the mountain all winter - a 1966 Ford F100 2WD with a 240 six.
30" snowstorms here are not unsual. No snow - is.
Now, the winter of 1980, just a few days before Christmas, we had cold temps of 32 below F. Water-mains breaking all over and dead cars/trucks all over. Stayed below zero for a week straight. I remember that because my dad came to visit in his 1969 Buick Skylark/350 gasser, and it lied dead in my driveway for many days. We even drained the engine oil, heated it in the kitchen, and dumped it back in the engine - trying to get it to start. My 64 Chevelle SS DID start, which is kind of amazing. 283 SB V8. Funny how things have changed since electronic fuel injection started getting used around 1985. You don't hear much about cold "no starts" anymore, unless the battery is to blame.
We do still get water-mains breaking every winter. Seems people still don't bury them deep enough. All mine go at least 6 feet down, and deeper under roads and driveways.
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