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From: Fred on 14 Feb 2010 03:16 On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:24:17 -0500, Hachiroku <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote: >On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:28:35 -0500, Fred wrote: > >> My beloved 88 corolla fx has become lodged in ice. >> >> I got stuck in the mud and it froze there. >> >> It's been there about a week or so. >> >> The front chasis is sitting on the frozen ground and is froze there. >> >> The inside of the front tires were stuck to the frozen ground. Dug in >> to the mud about 3 or 4 inches. >> >> Since this happened we got more snow and frozen rain and >> the front tires are in about an inch or two of ice. >> >> What would you do at this point? >> >> I started it a couple times. But it ain't moving . I don't want to >> cause damaged by careless action. >> >> Thanks for any suggestions. I do have somewhat indefinite >> alternative transportation. >> >> Although it has been maybe mid 30's for a few hours mid afternoons >> still very cold here in West Virginia. > > >Better hope spring comes fast...and it's a dry one... > Do you see any damage coming from letting it sit as is? It is undercoated.
From: Ray O on 14 Feb 2010 12:43 "Fred" <Fred(a)fishy.net> wrote in message news:tvbfn5tbj040smtcv5gveounjltgc8dh7m(a)4ax.com... > On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:24:17 -0500, Hachiroku <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote: > >>On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:28:35 -0500, Fred wrote: >> >>> My beloved 88 corolla fx has become lodged in ice. >>> >>> I got stuck in the mud and it froze there. >>> >>> It's been there about a week or so. >>> >>> The front chasis is sitting on the frozen ground and is froze there. >>> >>> The inside of the front tires were stuck to the frozen ground. Dug in >>> to the mud about 3 or 4 inches. >>> >>> Since this happened we got more snow and frozen rain and >>> the front tires are in about an inch or two of ice. >>> >>> What would you do at this point? >>> >>> I started it a couple times. But it ain't moving . I don't want to >>> cause damaged by careless action. >>> >>> Thanks for any suggestions. I do have somewhat indefinite >>> alternative transportation. >>> >>> Although it has been maybe mid 30's for a few hours mid afternoons >>> still very cold here in West Virginia. >> >> >>Better hope spring comes fast...and it's a dry one... >> > > Do you see any damage coming from letting it sit as is? > > It is undercoated. If the body or suspension is in contact with the ground, rust will speed up. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply)
From: Fred on 15 Feb 2010 18:46 On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:43:49 -0600, "Ray O" <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote: > >"Fred" <Fred(a)fishy.net> wrote in message >news:tvbfn5tbj040smtcv5gveounjltgc8dh7m(a)4ax.com... >> On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:24:17 -0500, Hachiroku <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote: >> >>>On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:28:35 -0500, Fred wrote: >>> >>>> My beloved 88 corolla fx has become lodged in ice. >>>> >>>> I got stuck in the mud and it froze there. >>>> >>>> It's been there about a week or so. >>>> >>>> The front chasis is sitting on the frozen ground and is froze there. >>>> >>>> The inside of the front tires were stuck to the frozen ground. Dug in >>>> to the mud about 3 or 4 inches. >>>> >>>> Since this happened we got more snow and frozen rain and >>>> the front tires are in about an inch or two of ice. >>>> >>>> What would you do at this point? >>>> >>>> I started it a couple times. But it ain't moving . I don't want to >>>> cause damaged by careless action. >>>> >>>> Thanks for any suggestions. I do have somewhat indefinite >>>> alternative transportation. >>>> >>>> Although it has been maybe mid 30's for a few hours mid afternoons >>>> still very cold here in West Virginia. >>> >>> >>>Better hope spring comes fast...and it's a dry one... >>> >> >> Do you see any damage coming from letting it sit as is? >> >> It is undercoated. > >If the body or suspension is in contact with the ground, rust will speed up. Just an update. I started it up today. It ran ok. But no where near enough torque to bust free. Wheels won't turn. A 4x4 pickup just spun on the ice, couldn't pull it out. Will just have to wait and see how things go. It's just an old car I go to work in a few days a week. Even though I've driven it now for maybe 10 years. Some heavy duty frozen tundra.
From: Ray O on 16 Feb 2010 00:27 "Fred" <Fred(a)fishy.net> wrote in message news:bnmjn51nn4mpgmquorgavf1tnl2b24n1ga(a)4ax.com... > On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:43:49 -0600, "Ray O" > <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote: > >> >>"Fred" <Fred(a)fishy.net> wrote in message >>news:tvbfn5tbj040smtcv5gveounjltgc8dh7m(a)4ax.com... >>> On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:24:17 -0500, Hachiroku <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote: >>> >>>>On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:28:35 -0500, Fred wrote: >>>> >>>>> My beloved 88 corolla fx has become lodged in ice. >>>>> >>>>> I got stuck in the mud and it froze there. >>>>> >>>>> It's been there about a week or so. >>>>> >>>>> The front chasis is sitting on the frozen ground and is froze there. >>>>> >>>>> The inside of the front tires were stuck to the frozen ground. Dug in >>>>> to the mud about 3 or 4 inches. >>>>> >>>>> Since this happened we got more snow and frozen rain and >>>>> the front tires are in about an inch or two of ice. >>>>> >>>>> What would you do at this point? >>>>> >>>>> I started it a couple times. But it ain't moving . I don't want to >>>>> cause damaged by careless action. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for any suggestions. I do have somewhat indefinite >>>>> alternative transportation. >>>>> >>>>> Although it has been maybe mid 30's for a few hours mid afternoons >>>>> still very cold here in West Virginia. >>>> >>>> >>>>Better hope spring comes fast...and it's a dry one... >>>> >>> >>> Do you see any damage coming from letting it sit as is? >>> >>> It is undercoated. >> >>If the body or suspension is in contact with the ground, rust will speed >>up. > > Just an update. > > I started it up today. It ran ok. But no where near enough torque to > bust free. Wheels won't turn. > > A 4x4 pickup just spun on the ice, couldn't pull it out. > > Will just have to wait and see how things go. > > It's just an old car I go to work in a few days a week. Even though > I've driven it now for maybe 10 years. > > > > Some heavy duty frozen tundra. If just the wheels are frozen in the ice, try sprinkling a liberal amount of salt on the ice around the tires. If the ice is more than an inch or two deep, spread enough salt to completely coat the ice around the tires. Rock salt for water softeners will work. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply)
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 16 Feb 2010 00:35 On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:46:49 -0500, Fred wrote: > > Some heavy duty frozen tundra. And this guy's in Virginia!!! ;)
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