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Bad machine is put in the cold

The problem: the machine is put in a bad frost Possible reasons: 1. Bad battery 2. Old glow plugs 3. Problems benzoprovoda you came one morning to the parking lot or garage in winter. Trying to start the car, but an attempt fails. Usually take the battery. Get out of this situation, you can: 1. Podkurit another car 2. Start the vehicle with the pusher (only for manual transmission) to start the car by "lighting a" special need to connect wires negative terminal of your battery with the negative terminal of another car, then do the same for terminals "+". Another desirable to have a car and give increased speed, about 1500 - 2000 rpm. Wait 2-3 minutes to recharge your battery. After that, try to start the car, it does not turn off your car "donor". Wires should always take along on such cases. If the first attempt fails, wait a minute before the next attempt. Do not twist the starter for too long, maybe, can burn out the windings of the starter, and he goes...

TireKicker Time Machine 1978 Chevrolet Caprice Classic

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( UPDATE :  Sharp-eyed TireKicker reader Paul Duca spotted the clues that this is in fact a newer Caprice. Weve been able to narrow it down to 1982, 83, 84 or 85. Hit the comments section if you can help us pinpoint it to a single year. Well change the headline and tags once weve got the right vintage) It wasnt that long ago that you couldnt drive a city block without seeing three of these. Oh, wait...it was that long ago. 32 model years since this 78 Chevrolet Caprice Classic rolled off the showroom floor...20 model years since its clean, classic lines were replaced by the dumpy upside-down bathtub models that themselves are becoming (mercifully) scarce.                            Hard to believe it now, but this was the downsized full-size Chevrolet...and GM was thought to be taking a big risk when it introduced this body style in the fall of 1976 as a...