Building a New Mighty Grape

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
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