Shed Your Head: Snow thunderstorm?? Scott Bronson tag:blog.rinspin.com,2005:Typo Typo 2006-05-15T07:00:45-07:00 bronson urn:uuid:3ad5e945-7f60-44f3-a962-eb689321bb2c 2005-12-09T11:35:00-08:00 2006-05-15T07:00:45-07:00 Snow thunderstorm?? <div style="float:right; margin:1em"> <a href="http://www.rinspin.com/apps/gallery/bronson/heaterbox/IMG_1996"> <img border=0 src="http://www.rinspin.com/bronson/gallery/heaterbox/IMG_1996.thumb.jpg"> </a> </div> <p>Well, it&#8217;s thundering and blizzarding outside. Thanks, fate. Turns out working on a car in a blizzard is just like working on a car in cold weather except that your pants get wet. Wear ski pants and it&#8217;s not too awful.</p> <div style="float:left; margin: 1em"> <a href="http://www.rinspin.com/apps/gallery/bronson/heaterbox/IMG_1986"> <img border="0" src="http://www.rinspin.com/bronson/gallery/heaterbox/IMG_1986.thumb.jpg"> </a> </div> <p>Turns out my car had a guest a few years ago. He fashioned a cozy nest out of firewall insulation and napkins. He was a very good tenant: quiet, and didn&#8217;t chew on a single wire.</p> <p>I blew it&#8230; I got the dashboard back together enough to test the heater box today and I hear a vacuum leak. I must have cracked the fresh air solenoid while jockeying the box around. Lucky me, I get to take it all back apart and glue the leak shut. I&#8217;m bummed.</p> <p>The snow really is beautiful.</p> <p><a href="http://www.rinspin.com/bronson/gallery/heaterbox/IMG_1997.thumb.jpg"> <img src="http://www.rinspin.com/bronson/gallery/heaterbox/IMG_1997.sized.jpg" height=384 width=512 border=0> </a></p> <div style="float:right; margin:1em"> <a href="http://www.rinspin.com/apps/gallery/bronson/heaterbox/IMG_1996"> <img border=0 src="http://www.rinspin.com/bronson/gallery/heaterbox/IMG_1996.thumb.jpg"> </a> </div> <p>Well, it&#8217;s thundering and blizzarding outside. Thanks, fate. Turns out working on a car in a blizzard is just like working on a car in cold weather except that your pants get wet. Wear ski pants and it&#8217;s not too awful.</p> <div style="float:left; margin: 1em"> <a href="http://www.rinspin.com/apps/gallery/bronson/heaterbox/IMG_1986"> <img border="0" src="http://www.rinspin.com/bronson/gallery/heaterbox/IMG_1986.thumb.jpg"> </a> </div> <p>Turns out my car had a guest a few years ago. He fashioned a cozy nest out of firewall insulation and napkins. He was a very good tenant: quiet, and didn&#8217;t chew on a single wire.</p> <p>I blew it&#8230; I got the dashboard back together enough to test the heater box today and I hear a vacuum leak. I must have cracked the fresh air solenoid while jockeying the box around. Lucky me, I get to take it all back apart and glue the leak shut. I&#8217;m bummed.</p> <p>The snow really is beautiful.</p> <p><a href="http://www.rinspin.com/bronson/gallery/heaterbox/IMG_1997.thumb.jpg"> <img src="http://www.rinspin.com/bronson/gallery/heaterbox/IMG_1997.sized.jpg" height=384 width=512 border=0> </a></p>