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Subject:Keeping things from freezing shut
From:Mark A Kippert
Date:Wed, 9 Dec 2009 12:43:42 -0500

It was 46 degrees F when I woke up in Indy this morning and it had
rained all night. The weatherman indicated that it would drop down to
low 20s by evening. This is sure to freeze my doors shut like the old
man's Oldsmobile ("That son of a b**** would freeze up in the middle
of summer on the equator!").

Last year the van froze up under similar conditions. Couldn't unlock
the doors and when I finally got a key to turn they were frozen shut.
So this morning I applied a liberal coat of Armor All to all the door
seals and shot some lube into all the keyholes. We'll see how
effective this is when I leave work this evening.

Mark K
1986 GL/2WD/4SPD