Re: 164 mechanical tensioner procedure -- what about cold weather?

[James Montebello <jamesm@domain.elided>]

On Fri, 29 Nov 2002, Paul Witek wrote:
>     This is a *prime* opportunity to justify buying yourself a heater.  I've had the pleasure of working on my Alfa in my fathers garage several times in the dead of winter.  Fire up the torpedo heater, go in the house for a while to peruse the relevant cardisc, and go out to work in a toasty 70 degree garage.
>
>      Unfortunately, the concrete floor doesn't warm up so quickly, so lying on your back you can feel the heat being sucked out of you.
>

The way to fix this, and make working on the garage floor more pleasant in
general, is to spread out some carpet scraps under the car.  It's amazing
how just a small amount of cushioning makes the floor seem a lot less
hard, and dropped parts and tools don't tend to scatter quite so far.

james montebello
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