22' 'I/iIit'iiI'tlI'a‘IiIiIiiiItIiiiIs l'N'O'\/lEl\/l|B“ER’2'OO6 l MOUNTAINPRIDEMEDIAORG Inthe lllllltlllllli nirm llppretiutes our Volunteers Volunteers at Out in the Mountains make our newspaper possible. At the end of each month after makingall of our deadlines, a large group of volunteers comes to ‘Stuffing Night to help get the paper out to our readers. Volunteers come in with smiles and a willingness to get their hands dirty for an hour or two, some every single month. But then we all enjoy the pizza and the time we have to catch up with friends. So from the bottom of our hearts, please, accept our thanks and gratitude for being there with and for us all. You are the heart and soul of this very paper. . IIFFIIZE "lllllliII IIIIIIIEIIS" Joseph Swinyer, with assistance from Robert Wolff and Jonathan Martin. SPEIIIII "IIFE-Slllilllli IIEIPEII" Greg Thompson, who has immigrated to Canada. THE "STIlFFEIIS" Brian Cote, Tina Giangrande, David Lynch, Jonathan Martin, Tom McGlenn, Mike Stoddard, Joseph Swinyer, Greg Thompson, Greg Weaver, Robert Wolff, Joe and the lovely, sweet lady (wink). THE ”lIISI'|IIBll'l|I|IS" AIDS Project of Southern Vermont, Thia Artemis, Euan Bear, Rick Bersaw, Tom Bivins, Louis Bower, Daryl & Dennis DePaul, Kathy Donna, Dave Edee, Thom Fleury, Danny Gates, Keith Goslant, Lisa Gurney, EJ Haley, , Bennett Law, John Landau, Nat Michael, Lynn McNico|, Fran Moravcsik, Fred Pond, Amy & Fonda Wilcox and Rick Wold. Ellllllllllll IISSISIIIIIIIE Euan Bear, Naomi Freedner, Tina Giangrande, Amy Prenowitz, and Liz Rotundo. And for everyone that we missed or just did not have ‘ V room tomention here, ' ' T-BIRD A Gotta question? Need some advice about a car? Just ask, and I will try to help you out. taylor@mountainpridemedia.org What is Dry Gas? Dry gas is an additive to absorb and burn the water that might get into your gas tank. Water and gas do not mix, yet water does get into the gas tank. _ Here are some ways this happens: - - The gas you get at the gas station contains small amounts of water. - The fluctuation of temperature, especially here in the mountains, will cause condensation to build up on the inside of any part ofthe tank that does not have gas in it. To help prevent this from happening, you should always try to keep your gas tank as full . as possible, especially in the winter. Water will freeze in gas, so an empty tank in cold weather p can easily cause problems. Another way to prevent the water from causing trouble is to put a container of dry gas in your tank, at the rate of one bottle for every 10 gallons, but no more than two bottles per 7 . tank. Add a bottle to your gas tank every few fill—ups. There are two kinds of dry gas. One has methanol and other additives. Methanol sinks to the bottom of the gas tank and mixes with water. Then the combination liquid is burned through the combustion chamber in the engine. The other type of dry gas has isopropanol and other additives. The isopropanol absorbs five times more water than the methanol. It also helps to melt any ice that may have formed through the absorption of water. How to tell the difference? The one with the isopropanol will say ISO-and then the brand name. The kind with methanol is usually called just the brand name or will say "dry gas." The methanol dry gas is a good maintenance, J - all year round additive. In the winter, use the lSO—based gas. in a diesel or two-cycle engine, use only'the IS_O-based product. If your gas line freezes, first try some ISO- brand gas. Wait 15-20 minutes for it to work before trying to start the car. If it still does not work, a heated garage or a very sunny spot is hat is needed next. Please do not use a torch or a hair dryer. Doing this is only asking for trouble, and may cause serious injury even with the best of. intentions.V '