Frost on the screen - hello winter

[Tony]

First time this year I've had to scrape the windscreen.  Started OK though!

[GedsJeep]

there was frost here at 11:30pm last night.

and ive been too busy to fit the twin tank.

this will be interesting.

[julianf]

I was watching one of those more indepth forecasts a few days ago.

It said that the wind was changing, so that, instead of getting warm air from Africa, we would suddenly get atlantic, or northern air - i cant recall which.

...so the temp was sudddenly going to drop (as it just has) and then, apparently, the wind was going to change back again or somthing - so it was going to get warmer again?

I dont normally trust these things at all, but this one seemed a little more credible than the usual "its going to start to rain at 3:30" things.

[Tony]

That's quite interesting.  There's a jetstream forecast here:

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=jetstream;sess=

It gives some idea of where the wind is going to be blowing.

[kamaangir]

What did you do Tony, use your grass skirt to clean the windscreen? Hahahaha

[greasemonkey]

Hasn't actually hit freezing here yet, although there has been frost nearby. It's gone low enough, but we keep getting it wet.
Feels real 'orrible and cold though.

[therecklessengineer]

Yes, I had frost on the screen this morning.

I stayed inside in the warm.

I'm supposed to be kitesurfing this weekend. I really hope my wetsuit is up to it, or else it'll be winkle shrinkle.

[Tony]

Umm yes... was planning on sailing on Saturday if the weather is right, not good temperatures to capsize in that's for sure!

[nigelb]

It made me worry this morning when both my doorstep samples were rock solid.

Car started just fine and drove as well as it always has once I took an ice pick to the windscreen

[Head Womble]

After scraping the windows this morning I broke down at 6.20 not 50yards from work, lift pump has given up.
Had to leave the Disco at work and get the wife to pick me up, she was not impressed.

[Tony]

It's a Disco, it might have done that anyway if it was tropical out! 

[GedsJeep]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2060778.m570.l1311.R1.TR2.TRC1.A0.H0.X12v+dia&_nkw=12v+diaphragm+pump&_sacat=0

[Head Womble]

It's a Disco, it might have done that anyway if it was tropical out! 

You have a point.

The annoying bit is Jules put a new lift pump on it 7K ago.

[Head Womble]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2060778.m570.l1311.R1.TR2.TRC1.A0.H0.X12v+dia&_nkw=12v+diaphragm+pump&_sacat=0

And what good to me is a water pump.

[julianf]

Did the lift pump on mine only last week.  It had started dripping, but, what i overlooked, was it was dripping on the inside as well as the outside (engine oil level rose a fair bit).


And then this week's chore is a new stop solenoid, as its sticking again (engine runs on for a few seconds after ignition off).

I had exactly the same issue last winter (or was it the winter before?) and changing the solenoid sorted it.

Maybe ill find an OEM part this time!