Hey Wes,

I don't work on vehicles outside at that temp. either, unless I really have to. While I have installed a block heater in a Honda outside at -23F, and spent 4hrs replacing a starter on a Ford p/u with headers in similar weather, both were done only because I had no feasible alternative. The Westy is sitting inside a warm garage until spring, or break-up as we call it. I do not expect to drive it until sometime this May. I'd take you up on that and offer the use of the other half of the garage but the commute would be a little long for you. Good luck, stay warm.

Mark in AK

----- Original Message -----
From: Wesley Alden Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
Date: Friday, January 30, 2004 3:08 pm
Subject: warm garage in chicago?

> Hey guys, I have some stuff I've been wanting to do to my van, ranging
> from cleaning and fiddling with audio and speakers to bleeding my
> hydraulic clutch system.  Unfortunately, I've been acting pretty wimpy
> about the cold, especially when I see temperatures of 1 and 2
> degrees (I
> know, I know, Mark in AK has it much worse...).  Anyways, I was
> wonderingif anyone had a warm garage they'd be willing to open to
> a fellow
> vanagoner near south chicago (I'm around 55th and Lake Park on the
> southside) in exchange for a couple of beers or maybe something
> out of the
> oven.  I'd be hugely grateful.
>
> Thanks a bunch,
> wes
>