We have seen temperatures in central B.C. hit -41 C (lower slightly than -40 F) in the last day or two.

On the coast we have seen a new record low of -10 C/14 F for last night...but it's dry, no snow, in fact we may set a winter record for low precipitation...drought conditions, particularly to the south in California.

I'm not out and about (Doctor's orders) and ROO sits unable to show his heels to the locals.

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Select a gear, bring up the revs and release the clutch...off you go!

Never to overheat again...!

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

They overheat quite easily when it is that cold. Frozen water won't circulate.

And we're at the other end of the Spectrum over here Rick , nearly too hot to drive em , anywhere from
+ 32 C - + 40 C in diff areas , . I'll stick with the heat , you can keep your cold .

I feel for You in the cold,
this is just a little story that happened in sunny Australia
Many Moons ago A friend of mine had a property at Coonabarabran and He was having
A lot of trouble with feral Pigs, So he asked a group of us to come and stay for a few days
and help Him,
So I got a Mini Van I had just bought that was a write off and turned it into
a paddock basher,
When we arrived at his place it was so hot, I thought I was going to pass out.
He directs us to where he wants us to camp and offers us some canteens of water.
No thank You we say we have been here before and the water from the creek is great.
I think You had better take these canteens he says, You wont be getting any water
from the creek it is frozen solid, We all look at each other standing there in this unbelievable heat
thinking he is treating us like city slickers, So we humour him and take the canteens
WELL That night we had to light a fire not far from our tent and find all the clothing we could
to get warm
around 6 am we get up and decide to get the mini van off the trailer
we open the bonnet just to check nothing has fallen of, and there are
all three welch plugs pushed out of the engine with ice
I know that may not have happened with an inhibitor How ever we did not use any
at the time

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The Sort Of House I Lived in, Or The Kind Of Car I drove ... But The World May Be A Better Place
Because I was Once Important In The Life Of A Child"

Yes indeed, after the Tassie tour, we changed the oil/filter, flushed the cooling system and added anti-freeze (on the guess that it might be nippy on my side of the Big Pond). Was not cold when the ship docked but has been the last 10 days or so. Maybe snow on Monday.

About coolant freezing...30 years ago I took a solo drive to the US southwest in my MGB - California, Arizona, Nevada - and headed north though Utah. After stopping overnight and looking about Salt Lake City, I headed north for Yellowstone Park. The day was a longish one and well after dark the B needed some fuel and I was looking at long stretches of highway without any sign of life.

Fortunately, a lone light bulb shone in the distance and as I neared it was the only light at a single pump fuel station...and all by itself out in the open. However, as I filled the tank, the cold surrounded me and, wondering why, I checked the map...I was on a route some 6,600 feet above sea level in late September. In due course I motored into West Yellowstone (just over 6,000 ft. elev.) and got lodgings.

Next morning I started to check the B over since I wanted to drive the Yellowstone Park loop road. Oil was OK but icy slush greeted me when I popped the rad cap. I made my way to the Chevron service station, it had a big garage in those days, to drain out some coolant and add more anti-freeze.
Well the old geezers in coveralls had no idea what they were looking at, "How do we drain the coolant?" Once they were pointed at the drain tap, all was good.

It was a remote fuel stop but smaller than this one in the high desert of Oregon. Most of these old country fuel stops are now just reminders of a different age of motoring in north America.

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Select a gear, bring up the revs and release the clutch...off you go!