14 Jan 12 09:15, Mark Hofmann wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
      
      
    RW>> On Wednesday it was mid 70s here. I spent the day blowing and   
    RW>> mulching leaves. Would have liked to finish up the Malibu, but the   
    RW>> leaves were more pressing than the Malibu. We close the shop at the   
    RW>> end of January and I either need to get over there and finish it, or   
    RW>> load it up on my trailer and bring it home. It should be easier to   
    RW>> work on it in the warm sunshine than it is to do so in a cold, cold   
    RW>> garage.   
      
    MH> We keep going back and forth from the 50s-60s to the 20s-30s   
    MH> depending on the day.  It is easier to work in the warm sunshine vs.   
    MH> cold garage.   
      
   I decided yesterday to load up the Malibu and bring it home. It's more   
   convenient to work on it here, rather than go over to the shop and work on   
   it. Plus, like you say, it's easier to work on it when its in the warm   
   sunshine. Harry took the refrigerator home, so I have to drink water from   
   the faucet.   
      
    MH> I have opted to work on my car outside in the driveway vs. the garage   
    MH> in the winter at times due to that.  I did purchase a small portable   
    MH> heater for the garage last year.  I replaced a wheel bearing on the   
    MH> Monte Carlo in the garage using the nice heater by my side.  Made the   
    MH> job much more pleasant.   
      
   When I need to heat the garage, I unhook the dryer vent and use that for   
   heat. I've done that for years.   
      
    RW>> Wow, that's pretty price too. I like that switch idea...   
      
    MH> The switch with separate relay was made by the same company.  It   
    MH> keeps you from having to wire the lights to the headlight.  In some   
    MH> conditions, that can cause too much draw - plus you can't turn them   
    MH> on/off.  They are on with the headlight.   
      
   I wouldn't have bought their harness or switch, but I would have wired   
   them to the battery, no doubt.   
      
    MH> This way, they are on a separate feed directly to the battery, plus   
    MH> they can be controlled by themselves.   
      
   Yeup.   
      
    RW>> Even though they have an extra layer of fat to insulate them.   
      
    MH> I'm working on that extra layer, too.  :)   
      
   That's my problem; I got rid of my extra layerS over the last year.   
      
    RW>> I have a clamp on windshield that makes cold day riding a bit more   
    RW>> comfortable...   
      
    MH> I could have used a clamp on winshield the one autumn when I rode to   
    MH> Ocean City, MD.  It was both cold and raining.  Not a real pleasant   
    MH> ride for 2 1/2 hours.   
      
   I've never ridden mine more than 60 miles from home but have had the   
   pleasure of riding in the rain with that windshield in place. Getting   
   soaked isn't my idea of fun.   
      
      
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