Those gas cylinders don't work as well in the cold. Maybe the ones you have will be just fine when it is warmer (than it
has been lately, I know, about 50° there, right?)


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message ups.com...
: The last time I bought one I think it was about $15-$20. The canonical
: lower-cost option is a stick that is cut to the proper length and used
: to prop the window open. Some car parts stores carry a little clip that
: fits over the piston rod and stops it from going back into the cylinder,
: kind of like the thing that keeps a screen door closer propped open.
:
: Yeah, I half-heartedly looked for that little collar the other day --
: couldn't locate one, and didn't know what they were called to ask for
: it. (As if you can actually *ask* anyone at Menard's...)
:
: Considering I only need the windows to stay up while fueling, I'm
: loathe to spending another $80 for pistons. But keeping a stick handy
: is a bad option, too.
:
: Now all we need is some snow, so I can do some 4-wheelin'... :-)
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: Jay Honeck
: Iowa City, IA
: Pathfinder N56993
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